Waterbury, Connecticut — A judge on Monday disbarred Hunter Biden in Connecticut after finding he violated the state’s attorney conduct rules, a decision tied to complaints stemming from his federal gun and tax cases that were later pardoned by his father, former President Joe Biden.
In a virtual hearing before Judge Trial Referee Patrick L. Carroll III, Hunter Biden consented to disbarment under an agreement with Connecticut’s attorney disciplinary office and admitted to professional misconduct, though he did not admit to criminal wrongdoing. He did not address the court during the proceeding and appeared via video alongside his attorney, Ross Garber. The ruling follows Biden’s disbarment in Washington, D.C., in May.
The Connecticut court found that Biden violated multiple ethical rules, including engaging in conduct involving “dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation.” In filings, Biden acknowledged some—but not all—of the alleged misconduct. The judge cited the prior Washington disbarment in reaching his decision.
Complaints were filed after Biden’s 2024 convictions in Delaware federal court on three felony counts related to purchasing a firearm in 2018 while allegedly using drugs, and amid a separate California tax case in which prosecutors said he failed to pay at least $1.4 million in federal taxes. That case was resolved when Biden agreed to plead guilty to misdemeanor and felony charges before trial. He was pardoned last year.
One complainant objected to the agreement, arguing Biden did not admit criminal conduct. Disciplinary counsel countered that the pardon was relevant to the resolution. Biden, a Yale Law School graduate, was admitted to the Connecticut bar in 1997.
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