Judge rules John Eastman should be disbarred over efforts to overturn 2020 election
by Ella Lee and Zach Schonfeld - 03/27/24 7:25 PM ET
A California judge recommended disbarring a lawyer at the center of former President Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election on Wednesday.
State Bar Court Judge Yvette Roland found John Eastman culpable on 10 of the 11 counts filed by the California State Bar last year. The state bar sought to strip Eastman’s license to practice law in the state over “false and misleading statements” about purported election fraud and his role in “provoking” the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
“It is recommended that John Charles Eastman, State Bar Number 193726, be disbarred from the practice of law in California and that his name be stricken from the roll of attorneys,” Roland wrote.
Eastman can appeal Wednesday’s ruling, and the case could ultimately end up before the California Supreme Court.
Roland’s ruling follows a trial last year that lasted more than 30 days, at which Eastman himself testified. Just before the proceedings concluded in November, the judge found Eastman preliminarily culpable. Roland was appointed by Tony Atkins, a Democrat who at the time was Speaker of the California State Assembly.
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