Alameda County (Oakland)
Career Highlights: Retired from the Alameda County Superior Court, 2022; elevated by unification, 1998; appointed to Piedmont-Emeryville Municipal Court by Gov. Pete Wilson, 1997; deputy public defender, Alameda County, 1977-97 and 1968-74; partner, Hurt, Hymer & Moore, 1974-77; appellate clerk, Alameda County Superior Court, 1965-68
Law School: Stanford Law School, 1965
Career Highlights: Retired from the Alameda County Superior Court, 2022; elevated by unification, 1998; appointed to Piedmont-Emeryville Municipal Court by Gov. Pete Wilson, 1997; deputy public defender, Alameda County, 1977-97 and 1968-74; partner, Hurt, Hymer & Moore, 1974-77; appellate clerk, Alameda County Superior Court, 1965-68
Law School: Stanford Law School, 1965
OAKLAND — Judge Allan D. Hymerof the Alameda County Superior Court compared each criminal trial that comes before him to an opera and said even after decades on the bench and in practice, he enjoys navigating the drama of each case.
“The players are the witnesses and the directors are the lawyers for each side,” Hymer said of the trials he handles.
Cases involving multiple counts of se... (continued)
