Allan_Shepard
Allan Shepard
American lawyer
Allan Guy Shepard (December 18, 1922 – May 27, 1989)[1][2] was an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served on the Idaho Supreme Court for two decades, including time as chief justice. He was previously the state's attorney general for six years, preceded by four years as a state legislator.
Allan Shepard | |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of the Idaho Supreme Court | |
| In office 1987 – May 19, 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Charles R. Donaldson |
| Succeeded by | Robert Bakes |
| Justice of the Idaho Supreme Court | |
| In office January 6, 1969 – May 27, 1989 | |
| Preceded by | E.B. Smith |
| Succeeded by | Charles F. McDevitt |
| 24th Attorney General of Idaho | |
| In office 1963–1969 | |
| Governor | Robert E. Smylie Don Samuelson |
| Preceded by | Frank L. Benson |
| Succeeded by | Robert M. Robson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1922-12-18)December 18, 1922 Gardner, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | May 27, 1989(1989-05-27) (aged 66) Boise, Idaho, U.S. |
| Resting place | Dry Creek Cemetery Boise, Idaho |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Donna Shepard |
| Children | 5 |
| Education | University of Washington (BA, JD) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  U.S. Army Air Forces |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Born in Massachusetts, Shepard studied engineering at Boston University, then left to serve in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II as a B-24 waist gunner. He completed his bachelor's and law degrees at the University of Washington in Seattle.[3]
Shepard was a two-term state legislator from Ada County when elected state attorney general in 1962 and re-elected in 1966.[4][5][6] As attorney general, he was an active member of the National Association of Attorneys General.[7]
Elected to the Idaho Supreme Court in August 1968,[8] Shepard served as a justice for over two decades, with three stints as chief justice,[9] including the final two years.[10]
He was the first in Idaho to be elected to all three branches of the state government,[11][12] and the time of his death, he was believed to be the only person in Idaho history to obtain that distinction.[2]
After a heart attack in late-1987,[12] Shepard had another in May 1989 and died of complications at age 66 at St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise.[3][11]
- "Justice Shepard, 66, dies of heart failure", The Twin Falls Times-News (May 28, 1989), p. 1.
- "Heart attack claims Justice Shepard at age 66". Spokesman Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. May 28, 1989. p. C1.
- "Elect Allan G. Shepard attorney general". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (advertisement). November 5, 1962. p. 13.
- "Smylie, Church, White win; Jordan leads". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. November 7, 1962. p. 1.
- "Idaho election outcome termed repudiation of gambling issue". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. November 8, 1962. p. 1.
- "Solon gets GOP nod; Idahoans pick Shepard". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. August 7, 1968. p. 35.
- "Idaho justices will be sworn". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. January 6, 1969. p. 2.
- "Allan Shepard". AP News. May 27, 1989.
- "Heart attack, complications claim Justice Shepard's life". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. May 28, 1989. p. 1A.
- "Idaho judge among first to receive heart drug". Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). UPI. December 8, 1987. p. 15.