John Eastman
American legal scholar (born 1960)
John Eastman
John Charles Eastman (born 1960) is an American legal scholar and disbarred lawyer. Eastman became widely known after the 2020 United States presidential election, when he advised then-President Donald Trump. He wrote legal memos arguing that Vice President Mike Pence could reject or delay certification of certain electoral votes. The Supreme Court of California disbarred him from the practice of law in April 2026 for professional misconduct arising from his efforts to overturn the election. As of October 2026, Eastman has petitioned the Supreme Court of the United States to review the disbarment; the petition remains pending and has been distributed for the court's November 6, 2026, conference. Eastman is the founding director of the Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, a public-interest law firm affiliated with the Claremont Institute, a conservative think tank. He is a former professor and former dean at Chapman University School of Law. He was the Republican nominee for California...
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