# Eastman disbarment proceedings **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [September 7, 2023, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eastman-disbarment-proceedings/989742 "2023-09-07T17:32:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2023, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eastman-disbarment-proceedings/989742/21 "2023-12-27T17:05:08Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > He could still be a law professor, if a law school still wanted him. …or nominated to be Attorney General in a 2nd Trump Administration. If the GOP takes back the Senate that could be possible. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2023, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eastman-disbarment-proceedings/989742/22 "2023-12-27T20:29:21Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > Which is why lawyers have to be careful about cocktail party advice, or message board advice. 😉 This is why I love being an IT guy. I give people computer advice all the time and never have to worry about legal repercussions. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2023, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eastman-disbarment-proceedings/989742/23 "2023-12-28T04:48:45Z")
“Luxury!” ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2023, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eastman-disbarment-proceedings/989742/24 "2023-12-28T04:57:34Z")
> [@carrps](#): > > Gawd, I just noticed this title, and I read it as Eastman Disembowelment Proceedings. > > I thought that was harsh. - He tried to argue he was a victim of entrapment entrailment. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2023, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eastman-disbarment-proceedings/989742/25 "2023-12-30T04:00:28Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > This is why I love being an IT guy. I give people computer advice all the time and never have to worry about legal repercussions. Do you think switching off the Republican Party and switching it on again might fix it? ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2023, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eastman-disbarment-proceedings/989742/26 "2023-12-30T05:37:29Z")
> [@Riemann](#): > > Do you think switching off the Republican Party and switching it on again might fix it? I think they could use a boot… ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2023, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eastman-disbarment-proceedings/989742/27 "2023-12-30T17:00:42Z")
And a new operating system. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2023, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eastman-disbarment-proceedings/989742/28 "2023-12-30T18:03:11Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > > [@Riemann](#): > > > > Do you think switching off the Republican Party and switching it on again might fix it? > > I think they could use a boot… I think the capacitors have burst, and the internal battery has leaked acid all over the motherboard. It’s not salvageable. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eastman-disbarment-proceedings/989742/29 "2023-12-31T18:59:15Z")
Gotta stay away from those [turn-of-the-century electrolytic capacitors](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor_plague)… ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eastman-disbarment-proceedings/989742/30 "2023-12-31T19:18:11Z")
One of my EE students told me once about a time when he accidentally let the magic blue smoke out of some capacitors, and lizards started crawling out of electrical outlets. Apparently that stuff’s hallucinogenic. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eastman-disbarment-proceedings/989742/31 "2023-12-31T20:38:43Z")
> [@Cervaise](#): > > Question for the lawyers: if an attorney is disbarred in one state, what effect, if any, does this have on current practice, or potential future practice, in other states? In Florida, a finding of misconduct by another state’s lawyer discipline agency is conclusive proof of guilt. However, the punishment may not be the same (e.g., disbarment in another state could theoretically become suspension or a reprimand in Florida). In practice, the punishment is nearly always the same. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2024, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eastman-disbarment-proceedings/989742/32 "2024-03-28T00:51:23Z")
Oh dear, the California judge is recommending disbarment. Couldn’t happen to a finer fellow. > **[California judge recommends disbarment of pro-Trump attorney John Eastman](https://www.npr.org/2024/03/27/1240905447/john-eastman-trump-lawyer-california)** > > A California judge found that attorney John Eastman committed "exceptionally serious ethical violations" in his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election and recommended disbarment. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2024, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eastman-disbarment-proceedings/989742/33 "2024-03-28T00:57:55Z")
Thanks for that. I’ve been checking status every month or so and wondered when we’d get a decision. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2024, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eastman-disbarment-proceedings/989742/34 "2024-03-28T12:57:54Z")
Special Counsel Jack Smith has also ordered transcripts of Eastman’s testimony in California State Bar Court, suggesting Eastman is under federal scrutiny as well, as first reported by [Politico](https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/14/jack-smith-john-eastman-trump-records-00131823). suggesting??! there is going to be a very big shoe dropping from jack smith on quite a number of people. the timing is the only question. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2024, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eastman-disbarment-proceedings/989742/35 "2024-03-28T14:16:55Z")
[State Bar Court Portal (ca.gov)](https://discipline.calbar.ca.gov/portal/DocumentViewer/Index/VUJvWZ_iq5VOP34CGCQBdEnnvZZ_zPrtv8axGMYj9ZhXNlP-jrkczgHBYcNxy_p8HfbWZ9bYlmWcfZgWxdOU6bzKt7LQhLTO6caHFYsbb_U1?caseNum=SBC-23-O-30029&docType=Disposing%20Document&docName=Decision%20-%20Trial&docTypeId=266&isVersionId=False&p=0) this will link you to the ruling which will need to be downloaded. it is 128 pages. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2024, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eastman-disbarment-proceedings/989742/36 "2024-03-28T14:42:51Z")
> [@rocking\_chair](#): > > it is 128 pages. It is an impressive document. Very thorough and compelling. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eastman-disbarment-proceedings/989742.md?page=1)