Susan Heather Eisenman

Survey Respondent Recommendation: 100% of survey respondents recommend Judge Eisenman for retention.

Performance Measures: Survey scores are analyzed for statistical significance to determine if the judge scored well above, above, consistent with, below, or well below their juvenile court peers.

Consistent with Peers: Legal Ability, Integrity & Judicial Temperament, Administrative Skills, Procedural Fairness

Respondent and Observer Feedback: Respondents appreciate the judge’s judicial excellence, citing her legal expertise, dedication, and thoroughness. Both respondents and observers admire her procedural fairness, particularly her sensitive, caring interactions with youth and willingness to hear participants out. Some respondents say the judge can be impatient. All four observers report confidence that they would be treated fairly if they were to appear in Judge Eisenman’s court.

Presiding Judge Susan H. Eisenman was appointed to the Third District Juvenile Court in July 2017 by Governor Gary R.Herbert. She serves Salt Lake, Summit, and Tooele Counties. Judge Eisenman graduated from the University of California-Berkeley with a B.A. in English in 1990, and received a law degree from the University of Virginia in 1994. She worked as a parental defender, guardian ad litem, and as an assistant attorney general for the child protection division of the Utah Attorney General's office. In 2013, she was promoted to Division Director of the State Agency Counsel Division. Judge Eisenman has served as Presiding Judge since 2023, and as a member of the Judicial Council since 2024.