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Sheriff’s Office History

Photo of Old Courthouse and Sheriff's Office The Amador County Sheriff’s Office was founded
at the time of the establishment of Amador County
in June of 1854.

The Sheriffs of Amador County
Photo	Date of office	Name
No Photo	1854*	William Phoenix*
No Photo	1855	George Durham
No Photo	1856-59	W.J. Paugh
	1860-1862	Robert Cosner
No Photo	1863	B.B. Redhead
No Photo	1864	I.N. Randolph
	1865-66	Robert Cosner
No Photo	1867-70	George Durham
No Photo	1871-72	H.B. Kelly
No Photo	1873-74	Peter Fagan
	1875-83	John Vogan
No Photo	1884-85	Matt Murray
	1886-91	R.J. Adams
	1892-1901	U.S. Gregory
No Photo	1902-05	Tom Norman
	1906-09	U.S. Gregory
	1910-13	John S. Davis
	1914-54	George W. Lucot
	1955-65	Karl W. Joses
	1966-74	Joseph Martin
	1975-82	Ronald G. Curan
	1983-91	Robert T. Campbell
	1991-95	Ken Blake**
	1995-06	Michael F. Prizmich
	2007-Present	Martin A. Ryan
	Killed in the line of duty*	**Died in Office

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