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Apr. 25, 2016

J.S. Hermanson

Amador County Judge J. S. Hermanson overcame a motorcycle accident to be a bench officer.

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J.S. Hermanson
Amador County Superior Court (Jackson)
By Laurinda Keys
Daily Journal Staff Writer

The biggest award Judge J.S. Hermanson won when he was practicing was a $6.1 million verdict that he later lost in the appellate court. But that's not why it's memorable.

"It involved a child of 12 who had a mental illness and was in a private school," Hermanson said. "He ran away. The school didn't look for him. An individual picked him up and raped him. Ult... (continued)

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