J. Michael Luttig, a former United States Court of Appeals judge for the Fourth Circuit, testified before the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol in the Cannon House Office Building on Thursday in Washington, D.C.
He testified that former Vice President Mike Pence lacked legal authority to prevent Congress from certifying the 2020 presidential election, that doing so would have resulted in a “constitutional crisis,” and that Trump’s post-election measures amounted to a “war on democracy.”
After the vice president’s team reached out to Luttig in the lead-up to January 6 for his advice on the legality of contesting the vote count, he testified on Thursday as part of a broader hearing on the pressure on Pence to reject the election results.
For 15 years, Luttig was a federal appeals court judge, gaining a reputation as one of the country’s most influential and conservative judges.
J Michael Luttig Wife: Who Is Elizabeth Ann Luttig?
The wife of J Michael Luttig is Elizabeth Ann Luttig, current President of the Breakthrough Board. She has served as a member at large and treasurer since joining in 2012. In 2019, she also served as co-chair of the Breakthrough Ball, which raised more than $2 million.
Elizabeth is also a board member of the Infant Welfare Society of Chicago (IWS), which funds a clinic for the community’s uninsured and underinsured.
She served as secretary and headed an IWS designer showhouse in 2015 after joining the IWS board in 2008. Her volunteer work at her children’s old schools, Lake Forest High School, and Lake Forest Academy include a variety of jobs.
J Michael Luttig Net Worth
J Michael Luttig is currently one of the richest and most influential personality, With an estimated to be around $41.9 million as of 2022. He has accumulated his fortune mainly through his career as a United States circuit judge.
Mr. Luttig owns over 1,193 units of Templeton Emerging Markets Fund shares, valued at over $14,507, and has sold EMF stock worth over $41,837,587 during the last 16 years.
He worked in the White House under several Republican presidents, including at the Justice Department under George H.W. Bush and as an assistant counsel at the White House under Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1982.
After leaving the Fourth Circuit, Luttig worked as a lawyer at a private law firm and held positions at Boeing and Coca-Cola.