John Eastman: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 14: | Line 14: | ||
After law school, he clerked for Judge [[J. Michael Luttig]] at the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit]] and Justice [[Clarence Thomas]] at the [[Supreme Court of the United States]], then worked as an attorney for the law firm of [[Kirkland & Ellis]], specializing in civil and constitutional litigation. He later joined Chapman to teach constitutional law. He also appears weekly on the nationally-syndicated [[Hugh Hewitt]] show commenting on law. |
After law school, he clerked for Judge [[J. Michael Luttig]] at the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit]] and Justice [[Clarence Thomas]] at the [[Supreme Court of the United States]], then worked as an attorney for the law firm of [[Kirkland & Ellis]], specializing in civil and constitutional litigation. He later joined Chapman to teach constitutional law. He also appears weekly on the nationally-syndicated [[Hugh Hewitt]] show commenting on law. |
||
On February 1, 2010, Eastman resigned as Dean of the Chapman University School of Law to pursue the Republican nomination for [[California Attorney General]].<ref>[http://www.ocmetro.com/t-Chapman_law_dean_resigns_012910.aspx "Eastman resigns as Dean of the Chapman University School of Law"]; accessed April 27, 2014.</ref> He finished second in the primary to Los Angeles County District Attorney [[Steve Cooley]], who lost to [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Kamala Harris]] in the [[California Attorney General election, 2010|2010 general election]]. |
On February 1, 2010, Eastman resigned as Dean of the Chapman University School of Law to pursue the Republican nomination for [[California Attorney General]].<ref>[http://www.ocmetro.com/t-Chapman_law_dean_resigns_012910.aspx "Eastman resigns as Dean of the Chapman University School of Law"]; accessed April 27, 2014.</ref> He finished second in the primary to Los Angeles County District Attorney [[Steve Cooley]], who lost to [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Kamala Harris]] in the [[California Attorney General election, 2010|2010 general election]]. Eastman served as a Special Assistant Attorney General for the State of South Dakota, representing it before the Supreme Court of the United States in a [[http://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docketfiles/09-953.htm challenge to unconstitutional federal spending]. He has also represented the North Carolina legislature and the State of Arizona in cases before the Supreme Court involving [http://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docketfiles/14-823.htm same-sex marriage], [http://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docketfiles/13-402.htm abortion], and [http://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docketfiles/14-825.htm illegal immigration]. |
||
Eastman serves as Chairman of the [http://www.fed-soc.org/publications/page/federalism-and-separation-of-powers-practice-group-executive-committee-contact-information Federalist Society's Federalism & Separation of Powers practice group]. He is Chairman of the Board of the [http://www.nationformarriage.org/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=omL2KeN0LzH&b=5075187&ct=11231037¬oc=1 National Organization for Marriage], a member of the Board of the [http://publicinterestlegal.org/about-us/board-of-directors/ Public Interest Legal Foundation], a member of the Board of Advisors of [http://www.stmonicaacademy.com/about-us/directors-and-advisors St. Monica's Academy], a member of the [http://www.stthomasmore.net/harrelldesigns/board-of-directors Advisory Board of the St. Thomas More Law Society of Orange County], and a Member of the Board and senior fellow at the [http://www.claremont.org/page/faculty/ Claremont Institute]. |
Eastman serves as Chairman of the [http://www.fed-soc.org/publications/page/federalism-and-separation-of-powers-practice-group-executive-committee-contact-information Federalist Society's Federalism & Separation of Powers practice group]. He is Chairman of the Board of the [http://www.nationformarriage.org/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=omL2KeN0LzH&b=5075187&ct=11231037¬oc=1 National Organization for Marriage], a member of the Board of the [http://publicinterestlegal.org/about-us/board-of-directors/ Public Interest Legal Foundation], a member of the Board of Advisors of [http://www.stmonicaacademy.com/about-us/directors-and-advisors St. Monica's Academy], a member of the [http://www.stthomasmore.net/harrelldesigns/board-of-directors Advisory Board of the St. Thomas More Law Society of Orange County], and a Member of the Board and senior fellow at the [http://www.claremont.org/page/faculty/ Claremont Institute]. |
||
Revision as of 19:28, 3 October 2015
John C. Eastman | |
|---|---|
| File:Eastman PR.jpg | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 21, 1960 Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Elizabeth C'de Baca Eastman |
| Profession | Law professor and constitutional law scholar |
John C. Eastman (born April 21, 1960) is a American law professor and constitutional law scholar. He is the Henry Salvatori Professor of Law & Community Service, and former Dean[1] at Chapman University School of Law in Orange, California. He is also the Director of the Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, a public interest law firm affiliated with the Claremont Institute for the Study of Statesmanship and Political Philosophy.
Eastman earned his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School, where he was a member of the law review. He also has a Ph.D. in Government from the Claremont Graduate School. He earned his B.A. in Politics and Economics from the University of Dallas. Prior to law school, he was Director of Congressional & Public Affairs at the United States Commission on Civil Rights during the Reagan administration. He was also the 1990 Republican nominee for United States Congress in the 34th District of California. [citation needed]
After law school, he clerked for Judge J. Michael Luttig at the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and Justice Clarence Thomas at the Supreme Court of the United States, then worked as an attorney for the law firm of Kirkland & Ellis, specializing in civil and constitutional litigation. He later joined Chapman to teach constitutional law. He also appears weekly on the nationally-syndicated Hugh Hewitt show commenting on law.
On February 1, 2010, Eastman resigned as Dean of the Chapman University School of Law to pursue the Republican nomination for California Attorney General.[2] He finished second in the primary to Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley, who lost to Democrat Kamala Harris in the 2010 general election. Eastman served as a Special Assistant Attorney General for the State of South Dakota, representing it before the Supreme Court of the United States in a [challenge to unconstitutional federal spending. He has also represented the North Carolina legislature and the State of Arizona in cases before the Supreme Court involving same-sex marriage, abortion, and illegal immigration.
Eastman serves as Chairman of the Federalist Society's Federalism & Separation of Powers practice group. He is Chairman of the Board of the National Organization for Marriage, a member of the Board of the Public Interest Legal Foundation, a member of the Board of Advisors of St. Monica's Academy, a member of the Advisory Board of the St. Thomas More Law Society of Orange County, and a Member of the Board and senior fellow at the Claremont Institute.
He has testified on numerous occasions before Congress, including:
June 4, 2013 - Testimony before the House Ways and Means Committee about alleged political abuses by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) during the Obama admer inistration].
April 29, 2015 - Testimony before the House Judiciary immigration subcommittee about birthright citizenship.
July, 22, 2015 - Testimony at a U.S. Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing chaired by Senator Ted Cruz addressing Supreme Court activism.
December 10, 2014 - Testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee arguing that President Barack Obama's unilateral suspension of immigration laws for more than five million illegal immigrants was unconstitutional.
References
- ^ http://www.chapman.edu/our-faculty/john-eastman
- ^ "Eastman resigns as Dean of the Chapman University School of Law"; accessed April 27, 2014.
External links
- Biography, Claremont Institute]; accessed April 27, 2014.
- Biodata, Chapman University School of Law website; accessed April 27, 2014.
- papers.ssrn.com; accessed April 27, 2014.
- 1960 births
- American legal scholars
- California Republicans
- Chapman University School of Law faculty
- Law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States
- Living people
- National Organization for Marriage
- People from Lincoln, Nebraska
- University of Chicago Law School alumni
- University of Dallas alumni
- Claremont Graduate University alumni