Allan Guy Shepard (December 18, 1922 – May 27, 1989) was an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served on the

Idaho Supreme Court The Idaho Supreme Court is the state supreme court of Idaho and is composed of the chief justice and four associate justices. The decisions of the Idaho Supreme Court are binding on all other Idaho state courts. The only court that may reverse ...

for two decades, including time as chief justice. He was previously the state's

attorney general In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general or attorney-general (sometimes abbreviated AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. The plural is attorneys general. In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have exec ...

for six years, preceded by four years as a

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Early life and education

Born in

Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...

, Shepard studied engineering at

Boston University Boston University (BU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian, but has a historical affiliation with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1839 by Methodists with its original campu ...

, then left to serve in the

United States Army Air Forces The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF or AAF) was the major land-based aerial warfare service component of the United States Army and ''de facto'' aerial warfare service branch of the United States during and immediately after World War II ...

during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

as a

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waist gunner. He completed his bachelor's and law degrees at the

University of Washington The University of Washington (UW, simply Washington, or informally U-Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1861, Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast; it was established in Seattle a ...

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Career

Shepard was a two-term

from

Ada County Ada County is located in the southwestern part of Idaho, United States. As of the 2021 United States census estimate, the county had a population of 511,931, making it by far the state's most populous county; it is home to 26.8% of the state's p ...

when elected state attorney general in 1962 and re-elected in 1966. As attorney general, he was an active member of the

National Association of Attorneys General The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization of state and territory attorneys general in the United States. NAAG is governed by member attorneys general, with a president and executive committee se ...

. Elected to the Idaho Supreme Court in August 1968, Shepard served as a justice for over two decades, with three stints as chief justice, including the final two years. He was the first in

Idaho Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyom ...

to be elected to all three branches of the state government.

Personal life

After a heart attack in late-1987, Shepard had another in May 1989 and died of complications at age 66 at St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise.

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* 1919 births 1989 deaths Idaho lawyers Idaho Republicans Idaho Attorneys General Justices of the Idaho Supreme Court United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II University of Washington School of Law alumni {{Idaho-state-judge-stub