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How did Uncle Phil afford that house?
Posted on 2/9/11 at 10:11 am
Posted on 2/9/11 at 10:11 am
The average judicial salary in California in 2011 according to the California Bar website is between 100,000 and $200,000. In 2007, the average price of a Beverly Hills home was $2.2 million. How in the hell did uncle Phil pull off buying that mansion? 
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Posted on 2/9/11 at 10:12 am to Lsuhoohoo
He was a trial lawyer before becoming a judge.
Posted on 2/9/11 at 10:13 am to Lsuhoohoo
as with most judges, who dont go to judge school, he was a lawyer first
This post was edited on 2/9/11 at 10:14 am
Posted on 2/9/11 at 10:17 am to Pilot Tiger
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According to a May 2009 salary survey from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), lawyers in California earned an average of $151,970 per year Read more: The Average Salary of a California Lawyer | eHow.com LINK
So Uncle Phil pulled in 10x the average CA lawyer's salary?
Posted on 2/9/11 at 10:18 am to Lsuhoohoo
On the take.
Posted on 2/9/11 at 10:20 am to rondo
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On the take
Thats what I'm thinking. That 2.2 mil is just the average house in Beverly Hills. The Banks house is upper end, I'm thinking 6 mil. They lived next door to the Reagans for God sake!
Posted on 2/9/11 at 10:20 am to Lsuhoohoo
Did Aunt Viv have a job too?
Posted on 2/9/11 at 10:21 am to BS
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Did Aunt Viv have a job too?
Early Aunt Viv was a college professor.
Posted on 2/9/11 at 10:21 am to Lsuhoohoo
quote:mortgage brah.
The average judicial salary in California in 2011 according to the California Bar website is between 100,000 and $200,000. In 2007, the average price of a Beverly Hills home was $2.2 million. How in the hell did uncle Phil pull off buying that mansion?
Posted on 2/9/11 at 10:22 am to Lsuhoohoo
like everyone said he was a lawyer owning the house long before he became a judge. And also, everyone makes the average salary who is a lawyer, thats why they call it the average right.
There's no way the Huxtables could afford that Brownstone IMO.
There's no way the Huxtables could afford that Brownstone IMO.
Posted on 2/9/11 at 10:22 am to rondo
Just say he earned what, maybe 200k back then. That's being generous, but not unfathomable. And a big house like that maybe ran you 1 Mil in the early 90's.
He could have pulled that off.
He could have pulled that off.
Posted on 2/9/11 at 10:22 am to Lsuhoohoo
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So Uncle Phil pulled in 10x the average CA lawyer's salary?
what's the average salary of a lawyer in los angeles?
if he was successful enough to become a judge, he was likely very, very successful in practice
he went to harvard. he likely wasn't working for some family law clinic
he's also a republican, so i doubt he was working much low-level PI
per phillip banks' wiki
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At the beginning of the series, Philip is a senior partner with the firm of Firth, Wynn and Meyer
that's likely 7-figures brah
wiki
Posted on 2/9/11 at 10:25 am to Maximus
I know he was a lawyer before being a judge. But we're going with that Uncle Phil was pulling in millions as a lawyer before becoming a judge? And if that was the case, why would he give up his millions to become a judge for a fraction of the pay? He had to pay that mortgage!
Posted on 2/9/11 at 10:25 am to Lsuhoohoo
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How in the hell did uncle Phil pull off buying that mansion?
Hustling in pool halls.
Posted on 2/9/11 at 10:25 am to Maximus
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There's no way the Huxtables could afford that Brownstone IMO.
Say what?
They were a doctor and a lawyer.
Posted on 2/9/11 at 10:25 am to SlowFlowPro
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that's likely 7-figures brah
There it is.
Posted on 2/9/11 at 10:27 am to Lsuhoohoo
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But we're going with that Uncle Phil was pulling in millions as a lawyer before becoming a judge?
if he went to a firm that hired harvard grads and made it to senior partner, you're damn skippy
who do you think affords those houses, if not for doctors and senior partners at big firms?
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And if that was the case, why would he give up his millions to become a judge for a fraction of the pay?
this happens a good deal
plus it was his mentor who died on the bench, i believe
Posted on 2/9/11 at 10:28 am to iwyLSUiwy
I know some guys that are partners or have established firms in New Orleans and have mansions on St Charles and drive multiple Bentleys. They make millions dude.
Now imagine being a main partner with a huge LA firm. The End.
Now imagine being a main partner with a huge LA firm. The End.
Posted on 2/9/11 at 10:30 am to Lsuhoohoo
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But we're going with that Uncle Phil was pulling in millions as a lawyer before becoming a judge?
Very common. Once you have more money than you know what to do with, you want power instead.
Posted on 2/9/11 at 10:36 am to Lsuhoohoo
you're using 2011 salaries, 2007 home prices, CA as a whole and not LA. Your stats are just all over the place.
SFP's post sums it up beautifully
SFP's post sums it up beautifully
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