Draper-area voters will decide Tuesday, Nov. 3 whether to retain Third District Juvenile Court Judge Susan H. Eisenman, who has served on the bench since 2017.
Eisenman presides over juvenile cases in Salt Lake, Summit and Tooele counties. The retention question is nonpartisan. The ballot asks whether to retain Eisenman.
Governor Gary R. Herbert appointed Eisenman to the Third District Juvenile Court in July 2017, according to Utah Courts. She also serves as associate presiding judge, according to a separate Utah Courts biography.
Candidate information
- Name: Susan H. Eisenman
- Office sought: Utah Juvenile Court Judge, District 3 (retention)
- Election date: Nov. 3, 2026
- Party: Nonpartisan
- Education: Bachelor's degree in English, University of California-Berkeley (1990); juris doctor, University of Virginia (1994)
Experience and public service
Eisenman worked as a guardian ad litem for Salt Lake City and as a staff attorney at Laherty and Associates, according to Utah Policy. She also served in the Utah Attorney General's Office as an assistant attorney general in the Child Protection Division. She later became division director of the State Agency Council Division, a role she held from July 2000 to 2017, according to Utah Policy.
Utah Policy also described Eisenman as a regular conference presenter and community educator.
This profile was compiled from publicly available sources, including Utah Courts judicial biographies and Utah Policy. The Draper Herald invites all candidates to submit responses for publication.
