A Man Of Modest Means, Judge Brett Kavanaugh Will Likely Become 'Poorest' Supreme Court Justice

A Man Of Modest Means, Judge Brett Kavanaugh Will Likely Become ‘Poorest’ Supreme Court Justice

Most SCOTUS justices are worth at least $1 million. Not him...

By Staci Zaretsky on July 11, 2018 2:31 pm

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It sounds like he’s living on what he earns.

— Larry Noble, a former general counsel of the Federal Election Commission, commenting on the modest assets Judge Brett Kavanaugh revealed in his 2017 personal financial disclosure form. Kavanaugh listed two assets worth a maximum of $65,000, and a debt of about $15,000 on his 2017 personal financial disclosure. Per MarketWatch, Kavanaugh’s finances are “pretty mundane” compared to the average Supreme Court justice, most of whom are worth at least $1 million.

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