California Supreme Court Orders John Eastman Disbarred
In a simple docket entry, the California Supreme Court approved the recommended disbarment of the attorney who argued that Vice President Mike Pence could stop the electoral vote count that would make Joe Biden president.
April 15, 2026 at 04:56 PM
John Eastman loses his law license in California over 2020 election scheme
Eastman helped architect Trump’s legal effort to block Joe Biden's 2020 victory.
By KYLE CHENEY
04/15/2026 06:37 PM EDT
John Eastman, the veteran conservative attorney who devised a radical, last-ditch strategy to help Donald Trump subvert the 2020 election, can no longer practice law in California.
The California Supreme Court on Wednesday turned down Eastman’s final bid to salvage his law license, upholding the decision by lower-court judges to order Eastman’s disbarment over his role in the 2020 scheme. The court ordered that his name be “stricken from the roll of attorneys.”
