Shall SUSAN HEATHER EISENMAN be retained in the office of Judge of the Juvenile Court of the Third Juvenile Court District?
Source: electionresults.utah.gov
What does this office do?
- Deciding trials in the county
- Ruling on evidence and setting sentences in criminal cases
- Deciding family, probate, and civil disputes
Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Housing Affordability,
Susan Heather Eisenman
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · Official site
Third District Juvenile Court judge since July 2017, appointed by Governor Gary R. Herbert, and Presiding Judge since 2023. She was an assistant attorney general in the Utah Attorney General's office and became Division Director of the State Agency Counsel Division in 2013.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Was confirmed by the Utah Senate, 21-0, as a judge of the Third District Juvenile Court on June 21, 2017. Governor Gary Herbert had appointed her on May 5, 2017.
June 21, 2017
Source: le.utah.gov
Was ruled immune by the Utah Supreme Court from a lawsuit by the family of Parker Jensen, a boy whose parents refused chemotherapy. As the state lawyer for the child welfare agency in 2003, she had asked the juvenile court to let the state take him into protective custody.
March 29, 2011
Source: courtlistener.com
Track record — Impartiality
Impartiality · 2 favorable
Received an 11-0 vote from the Utah Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission, which found she meets its standards, in the report it shows voters for her 2026 retention question. She passed all 8 minimum standards, and 100% of surveyed court users recommended keeping her. Some respondents said she can be impatient.
October 15, 2026Favorable on Impartiality
Source: judges.utah.gov
Received a 12-0 vote to retain from the Utah Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission in its 2020 report. She passed all 8 minimum standards and scored above her peers on legal ability. 88% of surveyed court users recommended keeping her, though survey ratings described her as impatient.
July 13, 2020Favorable on Impartiality
Source: utahjpec.file.force.com
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 2 favorable
Received an 11-0 vote from the Utah Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission, which found she meets its standards, in the report it shows voters for her 2026 retention question. She passed all 8 minimum standards, and 100% of surveyed court users recommended keeping her. Some respondents said she can be impatient.
October 15, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: judges.utah.gov
Received a 12-0 vote to retain from the Utah Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission in its 2020 report. She passed all 8 minimum standards and scored above her peers on legal ability. 88% of surveyed court users recommended keeping her, though survey ratings described her as impatient.
July 13, 2020Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: utahjpec.file.force.com
Sources: vote.utah.gov2