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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Staci Zaretsky has been an editor at Above the Law since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.