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Appellate Panel Upholds Call to Disbar John Eastman Over 2020 Election Interference

The decision leaves Eastman’s law license suspended pending California Supreme Court review after the panel ruled his false voter-fraud claims amounted to moral turpitude.

Attorney John Eastman faces legal challenges over his role trying to overturn the 2020 election. (Jason Getz/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, Pool)
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Overview

  • On June 13, a California appellate disciplinary panel affirmed the recommendation to disbar John Eastman for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.
  • The panel determined Eastman, a former lawyer for President Trump, committed multiple acts of moral turpitude by advancing unfounded voter-fraud claims and urging Vice President Pence to block certification of Electoral College results.
  • Eastman’s California law license remains suspended pending review by the California Supreme Court, with disbarment to take effect unless the high court reverses the ruling.
  • The ruling endorses a March 2024 decision by State Bar Court Judge Yvette Roland that found Eastman culpable on 10 of 11 disciplinary counts after a 35-day trial.
  • George Cardona, chief trial counsel for the State Bar, said Eastman’s actions inflicted incalculable harm on public confidence in elections and the rule of law.