Kenneth Chesebro, a former campaign lawyer for President Donald Trump who was convicted for his role in trying to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, has been disbarred in New York.
A panel of judges on New York’s appellate court ruled Thursday that Chesebro should be disbarred for the “serious crime” he committed when he attempted to subvert Georgia’s 2020 election results for Trump.
“On that basis alone, respondent’s conduct brings into question his integrity and fitness to continue engaging in the practice of law in New York,” the decision said.
Chesebro was charged in 2023 along with Trump and 17 others for attempting to overturn Trump’s loss in Georgia. An investigation found Chesebro was the main architect in a plot to swap out legitimate electoral certificates in seven states, including Georgia, with fraudulent ones that would declare Trump the winner.
Chesebro pleaded guilty last year to a single conspiracy count after reaching a deal with prosecutors before he was about to go to trial.
“Given the testimony and evidence produced at the hearing, we conclude that respondent should be disbarred based on his conviction of a serious crime,” Thursday’s ruling said.
Trump himself still faces charges in Georgia despite an appeals court’s decision to remove Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the case. Trump falsely claimed in December that “the case is entirely dead.”
“There is no way such corrupt people can lead a case, and then it gets taken over by somebody else,” Trump said on Fox News Digital. “It was a corrupt case, so how could it be taken over by someone else?”
“Therefore, the case is entirely dead,” he added.
While Chesebro has been disbarred in New York, he’s still able to practice law in Massachusetts, New Jersey, Texas, Florida and Illinois.
CORRECTION: This story has been amended to reflect that Chesebro is ineligible to practice law in California as well.