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lincoln , nebraska , u.s. law professor and constitutional law scholar 21 april 1960 elizabeth c ` de baca eastman eastman pr.jpg john c. eastman
 john c. eastman
john c. eastman

john c. eastman -lrb- born april 21 , 1960 -rrb- is a conservative american law professor and constitutional law scholar .
he is the henry salvatori professor of law & community service , and former dean 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 an editor 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 .
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 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 .
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 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 actright 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 senior fellow at the claremont institute .
on june 4 , 2013 , he testified before the house ways and means committee about alleged political abuses by the internal revenue service -lrb- irs -rrb- during the obama administration .
