Kurt Eisgruber
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2026
Kurt Eisgruber is a judge of the Marion County Superior Court in Indiana. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Eisgruber ran for re-election for judge of the Marion County Superior Court in Indiana. He won in the retention election on November 3, 2020.
Biography
Eisgruber received a B.A. degree in history from Wabash College in 1987 and a law degree from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in 1995. Prior to joining the court, Eisgruber worked in private practice and served as a deputy prosecutor.[1]
Awards and associations
- Member, Solo/Small Firm Section, Indianapolis Bar Association
- Member, Litigation Section, Indianapolis Bar Association
- Member, Indiana State Bar Association
- Adjunct professor, IUPUI teaching Introduction to Law[1]
Elections
2020
Marion County Superior Court, Retention election for Kurt Eisgruber
Kurt Eisgruber was retained to the Marion County Superior Court on November 3, 2020 with 69.3% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
69.3
|
199,069 | ||
No |
30.7
|
88,190 | |||
Total Votes |
287,259 | ||||
|
|
2014
- See also: Indiana judicial elections, 2014
Eisgruber ran for re-election to the Marion County Superior Court.
General: He was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
Primary: He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on May 6, 2014.
Indianapolis Bar Association survey
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kurt Eisgruber did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Noteworthy cases
Man convicted of drugging, raping wife released without a prison sentence
Judge Eisgruber made headlines following his May 13, 2014, sentencing of David Wise, who was convicted of drugging and raping his now-ex-wife, Mandy Boardman, multiple times while she was sleeping. Wise received a twenty-year sentence with twelve years suspended and eight years of home detention, leaving him with no prison time.
Boardman discovered video clips on her then-husband's phone in 2008. She divorced Wise in 2009. She brought the case to police in 2011, explaining that she didn't come forward sooner because of her children. She testified that she had felt sleepy during the day for years and had found eyedroppers in their bedroom. Prior to going to police, she exchanged emails with Wise, who once wrote, according to police records, "I was taking advantage of you in your sleep and you kept coming to me and telling me it was NOT ok."[2]
At trial in April 2014, a jury convicted Wise of rape and five felony counts of criminal deviate conduct.[3]
Boardman complained that Judge Eisgruber told her to forgive Wise, which she called "unfathomable."[2] She stated:
| “ | Somebody who premeditates what he’s doing to me, over and over again, for three-plus years, in my own home, in my own bed, by somebody I trusted fully, 100%, deserves to spend a great deal of their life in prison to pay for it.[4] | ” |
| —Mandy Boardman[2] | ||
Regarding his suggestion that Boardman forgive her attacker, Judge Eisgruber stated:
| “ | [W]hen people are really struggling, I just offer that out. ... I just hope that they find peace.[4] | ” |
—Judge Kurt EisgruberCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Indiana Bar Association, "Judicial Survey, Kurt M. Eisgruber (2008)"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Los Angeles Times, "No prison time for Indiana man convicted of drugging, raping wife," May 19, 2014
- ↑ The Courier-Journal, "Man who raped wife gets no prison time," May 19, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Indy Star, "Home-detention sentence questioned in spousal rape case," May 16, 2014
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