State Bar says the evidence warranted Eastman's disbarment
State Bar of CaliforniaRegulator statement through Chief Trial Counsel George Cardona
The State Bar says the disbarment was warranted by findings of serious ethical violations and evidence that Eastman advanced false claims about the 2020 election.
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Disbarment is warranted by Eastman's serious ethical violations and false claims about the 2020 election.
“After extensive proceedings before the State Bar Court’s Hearing and Review Departments, both of which found Mr. Eastman culpable of serious ethical violations, the Court has imposed the discipline warranted by the clear and convincing evidence that he advanced false claims about the 2020 presidential election to mislead courts, public officials, and the American public.”
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Ted Cruz and Mike Lee urge Supreme Court review of John Eastman's disbarment
The California Supreme Court disbarred John Eastman on April 15, 2026 after disciplinary proceedings over his work concerning the 2020 election. On October 14, Ted Cruz and Mike Lee submitted a Supreme Court brief urging review. They argue that the discipline punishes protected advocacy and chills independent legal representation. The State Bar said in April that the discipline was warranted by clear and convincing evidence that Eastman advanced false claims about the 2020 election, and that attorneys must act honestly regardless of the client they represent. It waived its right to respond to the petition on October 9. The docket lists a pending petition, not a decision on the discipline.
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The State Bar's April 15, 2026 announcement of the California Supreme Court's disbarment order, with a statement from Chief Trial Counsel George Cardona.
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Cardona first said the order affirms that attorneys must act with honesty and uphold the rule of law regardless of the client they represent.
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He added that Eastman's misconduct was incompatible with the integrity required of every California attorney.
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Why this label?
Relative to Eastman's disbarment, the State Bar argues that the sanction was warranted by the disciplinary findings. That defends the conduct under scrutiny.
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