Judge Hermanson graduated from Westmont College in 1986 after obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Science. In 1992, he graduated with a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of La Verne and was admitted to the California State Bar that same year.

After obtaining his degree, he was employed as a Client’s Rights Advocate through the Inland Regional Center and later expanded his experience by opening his own law office in 1997.

During the 15 years he was in private practice, he practiced civil, probate, personal injury and family law. In 2007, he joined the Amador County District Attorney’s Office. His tenure ended as the lead felony prosecutor in 2012, when on January 7, 2013, he was elected Amador County Superior Court Judge.

Judge Day studied law at the University of San Diego earning her Juris Doctor degree in 2002 and was admitted to the California State Bar that same year.

After obtaining her degree, she joined a private civil litigation practice handling personal injury, product liability, employment, insurance bad faith and elder abuse matters. After several years of civil litigation she joined a family law practice handling high conflict custody and complex property matters.

In 2010, after opening her own practice, she appeared frequently in Amador County Superior Court handling juvenile dependency and family law matters. In January 2013 she was appointed Superior Court Commissioner.

In November 2015 she was appointed Judge in the Amador County Superior Court.

Andrea C. Sexton is the Court Executive Officer (CEO) and Jury Commissioner for the Amador Superior Court.

Ms. Sexton previously served as the Amador Superior Court Commissioner from 2016 to 2023.
A graduate of Argonaut High School, Sexton earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from UCLA. Sexton also holds a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law and is an active member of the California Bar.

After obtaining her law degree, Sexton joined a private civil litigation firm.
She transitioned to education law, representing schools in areas including governance, facilities, student discipline, and labor and employment issues. Sexton later opened her own law practice in Sutter Creek, handling primarily family law matters.

In January 2016, she joined the Amador Superior Court.