Kenneth Chesebro
Name: Kenneth John Chesebro
Born: 1961, Wisconsin
Education:
• B.A., Northwestern University
• J.D., Harvard Law School (1986)
Legal Career:
• Specialized in complex civil litigation and appellate work
• Clerked for Judge Gerard Goettel, U.S. District Court (S.D.N.Y.)
• Once affiliated with liberal legal causes before shifting toward conservative legal activism
Trump Legal Involvement:
• Authored memos outlining fake-electors strategy after 2020 election
• Worked with Trump campaign legal team and state GOP officials
• Suggested paths for alternate slates of electors and Vice President Pence’s intervention on Jan. 6
Criminal Charges:
• Indicted August 2023 in Fulton County, Georgia
• Pleaded guilty October 2023 to felony conspiracy to file false documents
• Sentence: 5 years probation, $5,000 fine, 100 hours community service
Bar Discipline Timeline:
• Suspended in New York: October 2024
• Suspended in D.C., California, Florida, Massachusetts: Late 2024–2025
• Disbarred in New York: June 26, 2025
Quote from New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department.
His actions “undercut the very notion of our constitutional democracy.”
