WAOW - Newsline 9, Wausau News, Weather, SportsDoyle appoints state lawmaker Sherman as judge
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Associated Press - December 4, 2009 5:15 PM ET
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Gov. Jim Doyle has appointed fellow Democratic state Rep. Gary Sherman of Port Wing to be a judge on the state Court of Appeals.
Sherman will fill the Fourth District vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Bernie Bridge effective in January.
The 60-year-old Sherman has been a member of the Legislature since 1999 representing the northern Wisconsin counties of Bayfield, Ashland, Iron and Sawyer. He is a member of the powerful budget-writing committee and is past president of the state Bar Association.
Doyle spokesman Lee Sensenbrenner says the governor will call a special election to fill Sherman's vacancy but he didn't know when it would be.
Sensenbrenner says he doesn't know when Sherman will resign.
Doyle selected Sherman over two other finalists.
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