John Eastman
John Charles Eastman (born April 21, 1960) is an American lawyer and founding director of the Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, a law firm affiliated with Claremont Institute. He used to be a professor and dean at Chapman University School of Law. In 1990, he ran for California's 34th congressional district as a Republican but didn't succeed. He later ran unsuccessfully for California Attorney General in 2010. He has worked as Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' law clerk in the past.