In 2006, Vern Pierson was elected as District Attorney of El Dorado County and is currently serving his fourth term. Vern has been a prosecutor for 27 years, serving in various capacities as Deputy District Attorney, Deputy Attorney General, and Chief Assistant District Attorney. In addition, he currently serves as the 2nd Vice President of the California District Attorneys Association and is the author of the California Evidence Pocketbook. Believing that academics continue through our lives, Vern received a Master Degree from the Naval Postgraduate School, Center for Homeland Defense and Security. Vern and his wife, Cyndee, have three children who each graduated from Oak Ridge High School. Their two sons have served in active duty in the 82nd Airborne and his daughter is completing her teaching credential with hopes of being a high school teacher.