Daniel Eismann

Daniel Eismann

Idaho Supreme Court
Biography

Justice Eismann was raised in Owyhee County and graduated in 1965 from Vallivue High School near Caldwell, Idaho. He enrolled at the University of Idaho, and in 1967 he left the University to enlist in the United States Army. He served two consecutive tours of duty in Vietnam where, as a crew chief/door gunner on a Huey gunship, he was awarded two purple hearts for being wounded in combat and three medals for heroism.

After being honorably discharged from the military, he returned to the University of Idaho where he received his undergraduate degree and then graduated cum laude from law school in 1976. After practicing law for ten years, Justice Eismann was appointed as the Magistrate Judge in Owyhee County. As a magistrate judge, he was a member of the Region III Council for Children and Youth; he helped create Children’s Voices, Inc., an organization to recruit, train and oversee guardians ad litem to represent the interests of neglected and abused children in court proceedings; he organized and served upon a community diversion board to handle outside the judicial system first-time juvenile offenders who committed minor crimes; and he chaired the Canyon County Juvenile Justice Task Force.

In 1995, he was appointed as a district judge in Ada County. Convinced that there must be a more effective way to deal with the burgeoning drug problem, Justice Eismann began working to set up a drug court in Ada County. In 1998, Ada County was awarded a federal grant, and the drug court began receiving participants in February 1999. Justice Eismann presided over that drug court until just prior to taking office as a Justice of the Idaho Supreme Court. The Ada County Drug Court has proved effective in reducing recidivism and getting addicts off drugs so that they can restore their lives, rebuild their family relationships, and become productive members of the community.

Professional Experience
Justice
Idaho Supreme Court
- Current
Judge
Ada County Drug Court
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District Judge
Ada County
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Magistrate Judge
Owyhee County
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Member of the Region III Council for Children and Youth; helped create Children’s Voices, Inc., an organization to recruit, train and oversee guardians ad litem to represent the interests of neglected and abused children in court proceedings; organized and served upon a community diversion board to handle outside the judicial system first-time juvenile offenders who committed minor crimes; and chaired the Canyon County Juvenile Justice Task Force.
Education
University of Idaho
Undergraduate degree
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University of Idaho College of Law
J.D. (1976) | Law
Honors: cum laude
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Awards
Faith, Family, and Freedom Award
God & Country Association, Inc.
Stanley M. Goldstein Hall of Fame
National Association of Drug Court Professionals
Purple Hearts and Medals for Heroism
United States Army
Served two consecutive tours of duty in Vietnam where, as a crew chief/door gunner on a Huey gunship, he was awarded two purple hearts for being wounded in combat and three medals for heroism.
Professional Associations
Drug Court and Mental Health Court Coordinating Committee
Chair
Current
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Boise Chapter of the Inns of Court
Member, past president
Current
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Law Advisory Council for the University of Idaho College of Law
Member
Current
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Websites & Blogs
Website
Court biography
Website
Idaho Supreme Court
Contact & Map
Idaho Supreme Court
Attn: Deputy Legal Counsel
PO Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0101
Telephone: (208) 334-2246
Fax: (208) 947-7590