M. John Sherman

Ballotpedia does not currently cover this office or maintain this page. Please contact us with any updates.

M. John Sherman

---

Prior offices

Tompkins County Court

---

Report an officeholder change

Education

Bachelor's

Harvard University

Law

Syracuse University School of Law

float:right;
border:1px solid #FFB81F;
background-color: white;
width: 250px;
font-size: .9em;
margin-bottom:0px;

} .infobox p { margin-bottom: 0; } .widget-row { display: inline-block; width: 100%; margin-top: 1px; margin-bottom: 1px; } .widget-row.heading { font-size: 1.2em; } .widget-row.value-only { text-align: center; background-color: grey; color: white; font-weight: bold; } .widget-row.value-only.white { background-color: #f9f9f9; } .widget-row.value-only.black { background-color: #f9f9f9; color: black; } .widget-row.Democratic { background-color: #003388; color: white; font-weight: bold; } .widget-row.Republican { background-color: red; color: white; font-weight: bold; } .widget-row.Independent, .widget-row.Nonpartisan, .widget-row.Constitution { background-color: grey; color: white; font-weight: bold; } .widget-row.Libertarian { background-color: #f9d334; color: black; font-weight: bold; } .widget-row.Green { background-color: green; color: white; font-weight: bold; } .widget-key { width: 43%; display: inline-block; padding-left: 10px; vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold; } .widget-value { width: 57%; float: right; display: inline-block; padding-left: 10px; word-wrap: break-word; } .widget-img { width: 150px; display: block; margin: auto; } .clearfix { clear: both; }

M. John Sherman was a multi-bench judge for the county, family and surrogate's courts in Tompkins County, New York. He was first elected to a term that began in 1994. He was re-elected in 2004 and retired in 2013.

Sherman also served as an acting justice for the Tompkins County Supreme Court and the Tioga County Supreme Court in the 6th Judicial District.

Education

Sherman received his B.A. degree from Harvard University in 1971 and his J.D. degree from the Syracuse University School of Law in 1975.

Career

Sherman began his career in 1976 as a chief assistant district attorney of Herkimer County. In 1978, he became an assistant district attorney of Tompkins County. He then worked as an Ithaca City prosecutor from 1980 to 1982. He was an acting judge of the Ithaca City Court from 1984 through 1989 and then served as a judge of that court through 1993. In 1994, he took office on the Tompkins County Court, where he remained until 2013.

See also

• Tompkins County, New York
• New York County Courts

External links

• New York State Unified Court System, "Tompkins County Court"
• New York State Unified Court System, "Tompkins County Family Court"
• New York State Unified Court System, "Tompkins County Surrogate's Court"

Footnotes

New York courts

---

Federal courts:

Second Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of New York, Western District of New York, Northern District of New York, Southern District of New York • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of New York, Western District of New York, Northern District of New York, Southern District of New York

State courts:

New York Court of Appeals • New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division • New York Supreme Court • New York County Courts • New York City Courts • New York Town and Village Courts • New York Family Courts • New York Surrogates' Courts • New York City Civil Court • New York City Criminal Courts • New York Court of Claims • New York Problem Solving Courts

State resources:

Courts in New York • New York judicial elections • Judicial selection in New York