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Letters

Apr. 19, 2024

The Office of Chief Trial Counsel was the interested party, not the public, in the State Bar’s John Eastman trial

The State Bar of California filed misconduct charges against John Eastman regarding the 2020 election, but no member of the public complained.

James P. McBride

1290 B St, Ste 318
Hayward , CA 94541-2967

Email: jimmcbridelaw@gmail.com

James is an attorney in Hayward.

The State Bar filed 11 misconduct charges against John Eastman with respect to the 2020 election. May it be noted no member of the “public” complained. Thus the “interested party” is the Office of the Chief Trial Counsel.

The Bar “protect[s] the public” from unethical lawyers. Are we 39 million Californians the “public,” or is everyone in the wide world the “public” under the wing of the State Bar?

The State Bar...

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