Daniel T. Eismann
{{Short description|American judge (1947–2024)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image =
| name = Dan Eismann
| imagesize =
| caption =
| office = Justice of the
Idaho Supreme Court
| termstart = {{Start date|2001|1|2}}
| termend = {{Start date|2017|8|31}}
| predecessor = Cathy Silak
| successor = Richard Bevan
| office1 = Chief Justice of the
Idaho Supreme Court
| termstart1 = 2007
| termend1 = 2011
| predecessor1 = Gerald Schroeder
| successor1 = Roger Burdick
| office2 = Judge for the
Ada County Court
| term_start2 = 1995
| office3 = Magistrate Judge for the
Owyhee County Court
| term_start3 = 1986
| birth_name = Daniel Thomas Eismann{{cite web|url=https://www.martindale.com/eagle/idaho/daniel-thomas-eismann-895833-a/|title=Judge Profile: Hon. Daniel Thomas Eismann|publisher=Martindale}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1947|02|15}}
| birth_place = Eugene, Oregon, U.S.[https://web.archive.org/web/20170621203758/https://www.spokesman.com/blogs/boise/2017/apr/27/timing-idaho-supcourt-justices-retirement-means-candidates-can-apply-now/ Timing of Idaho SupCourt justice’s retirement means candidates can apply now]United States Public Records, 1970-2009 (Idaho, 1977-2006)
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2024|06|04|1947|02|15}}
| death_place =Boise, Idaho, U.S.
| education = University of Idaho (BS, JD)
| party=Republican
| allegiance = {{USA}}
| rank =
| unit = 15px 1st Air Cavalry (helicopters)
| serviceyears = 1967–1970
| battles = Vietnam War
| mawards = 20px Air Medal (3)
20px Purple Heart (2)
}}
Daniel Thomas Eismann (February 15, 1947 – June 4, 2024) was an American lawyer and judge from Idaho. Elected to the Idaho Supreme Court in 2000, he was chief justice from 2007 to 2011,{{cite web |url=https://isc.idaho.gov/main/eismann |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921003457/https://isc.idaho.gov/main/eismann |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 21, 2017 |title=Supreme Court Justices (Archived) |publisher=State of Idaho |accessdate=August 16, 2015}} and retired in 2017.{{cite news |url=http://magicvalley.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/twin-falls-judge-bevan-named-to-idaho-supreme-court/article_8d003626-159d-5843-a667-ba2354560d6f.html |work=Times-News |location=(Twin Falls, Idaho)|last=Brown |first=Nathan |title=Twin Falls Judge Bevan named to Idaho Supreme Court |date=August 29, 2017 |accessdate=September 20, 2017}}
Life and career
Born in Eugene, Oregon, while his father attended law school, Eismann was raised in Homedale in Owyhee County, Idaho, and graduated from Vallivue High School near Caldwell in 1965. He attended the University of Idaho in Moscow for two years where he became a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, then enlisted in the U.S. Army.
Eismann served two consecutive tours of duty in Vietnam as a crew chief/door gunner on a Huey gunship helicopter, and was awarded two purple hearts for being wounded in combat and three medals for heroism.{{cite news |url=http://www.idahopress.com/special_sections/salute/justice-daniel-eismann-judge-s-life-of-service-began-on/article_3c908908-6650-11e4-9119-f7aadb75c6ae.html |newspaper=Idaho Press-Tribune |location=Nampa |last=Alger |first=Jake |title=Justice Daniel Eismann: judge's life of service began on Huey |date=November 11, 2014}} After an honorable discharge from the military, he returned to UI to complete his undergraduate degree in sociology and then graduated cum laude from its College of Law in 1976.
Eismann went into private practice in Homedale, and was appointed a magistrate judge in Owyhee County in 1986 and a district judge in Ada County in 1995.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KGRWAAAAIBAJ&pg=5009%2C7735464|newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |title=Dan Eismann |date=April 9, 2000 |page=B10}}
Eismann unseated supreme court justice Cathy Silak in the statewide election in May 2000,{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KGRWAAAAIBAJ&pg=6480%2C7706128 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |last=Gaddy |first=Angie |title=Supreme Court race has political feel |date=April 9, 2000 |page=B1}}{{cite news |url=http://m.lmtribune.com/mobile/northwest/article_20fce9ac-27fd-5f43-b203-90d2bb0f8d76.html |newspaper=Lewiston Tribune |location=Idaho |last=Fick |first=Bob |agency=Associated Press |title=Silak loses to Eismann; A challenger unseats an Idaho Supreme Court justice |date=May 24, 2000 |accessdate=August 18, 2015 }}{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117083406/https://lmtribune.com/mobile/northwest/article_20fce9ac-27fd-5f43-b203-90d2bb0f8d76.html |archive-date=17 January 2022}} the only defeat for an incumbent on the court since 1944.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dY9XAAAAIBAJ&pg=3195%2C563824 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |last=Warbis |first=Mark |agency=Associated Press |title=Newest Idaho justice wins praise at swearing-in |date=January 3, 2001 |page=B1}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZvUjAAAAIBAJ&pg=6872%2C3622626 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |title=Otter emerges from GOP crowd in Idaho primary |date=May 24, 2000 |page=B5 }}{{cite news |url=http://www.sos.idaho.gov/ELECT/2000rslt/primary/stwd_jud.htm |publisher=State of Idaho |agency=Secretary of State, Election Division |title=Statewide judicial vote by county |date=May 23, 2000 |accessdate=August 17, 2015}} Eismann was unopposed for re-election in 2006 and 2012,{{cite web |url=http://www.sos.idaho.gov/ELECT/results/2006/primary/tot_stwd.htm |publisher=State of Idaho |title=Primary election results |date=May 23, 2006 |accessdate=August 18, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419071536/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/results/2006/primary/tot_stwd.htm |archivedate=April 19, 2015 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.sos.idaho.gov/ELECT/results/2012/Primary/tot_stwd.htm |publisher=State of Idaho |title=Primary election results |date=May 15, 2012 |accessdate=August 18, 2015}} and retired in August 2017.
Governor Butch Otter appointed Richard Bevan of the fifth district (Twin Falls) to fill the seat, who was unopposed for election {{nowrap|in May 2018.{{cite web |url=https://sos.idaho.gov/elect/results/2018/Primary/statewide_totals.html |publisher=State of Idaho |title=Primary election results |date=May 15, 2018 |accessdate=September 25, 2018}}}}
Eismann died on June 4, 2024, at the age of 77 at a hospital in the Boise area.{{cite web |url=https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/former-chief-justice-daniel-eismann-died/277-1ac23ca4-8b53-4435-a23a-4643ec1b4b50 |publisher=KTVB |location=(Boise, Idaho) |title=Daniel Eismann, former chief justice of Idaho Supreme Court, dies at 77 |date=June 5, 2024 |access-date=August 7, 2024}}{{cite news |title=Former Chief Justice of Idaho Supreme Court, Daniel T. Eismann, Passes Away at 77 |url=https://www.bigcountrynewsconnection.com/idaho/former-chief-justice-of-idaho-supreme-court-daniel-t-eismann-passes-away-at-77/article_7c0831c6-236a-11ef-80c8-cf42bdcf0a2c.html |access-date=5 June 2024 |publisher=Big Country News |date=5 June 2024}}
References
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External links
- [http://ballotpedia.org/Daniel_Eismann Ballotpedia]
- [http://issuu.com/idahopresstribune/docs/vietnam_veteran_tab_5730d2beee3f5b/9 Salute: A Tribute to Vietnam Veterans: Dan Eismann]
- [https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/idahostatesman/name/daniel-eismann-obituary?id=55336932 Obituary]
- [https://isc.idaho.gov/sites/default/files/press-release-documents/20240605-eismann-obit.pdf Idaho Judicial Branch] – death notice
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