Both men have denied the accusation, with Judge telling The New York Times that he never witnessed such an attack and claiming that such behavior would be out of character for Kavanaugh and his then-peers at Georgetown Preparatory School.
Judge's own writings about his time at the boys' school have come under scrutiny, with the now-journalist and author describing spending his high school days "swimming in alcohol" and lusting "after girls" from nearby Catholic schools.
While none of Judge's memoirs make any mention of the incident described by Ford, or any other alleged sexual assault, some have argued that they paint a picture of what Judge and Kavanaugh's teenage years were like, in addition to providing some insight on what the journalist's feelings towards women might be.
Even Judge's high school yearbook has come under the microscope, with The Washington Post pointing out that his high school yearbook page includes a quote from Sir Noel Coward appearing to advocate violence against women.
"Certain women should be struck regularly, like gongs," the quote states.
In two memoirs, Judge also reportedly described attending a "masturbation class," having "lusted after girls" and attending alcohol-fuelled parties.
In one memoir, titled Wasted and written in 1997, Judge refers to a "Bart O' Kavanaugh" who gets drunk, passes out and throws up in a car. While it appears to be a reference to Brett Kavanaugh, Judge has not confirmed it as such.
In his 2005 memoir, God and Man at Georgetown Prep, Judge reportedly wrote that the school was "positively swimming in alcohol," adding that his class "partied with gusto–often right under the noses of our teachers," according to CNN.
In the same book, the journalist also reportedly wrote about forming the building blocks of his career co-publishing an underground newspaper in his senior year, which focused on documenting his school's party scene.
In one issue, a music teacher at the school was pictured at a bachelor party "chugging a beer, surrounded by a group of us with raised mugs, sitting down while being entertained by [a] stripper," The Post reported.
Judge has alleged that his high school experiences sent him down a path towards alcoholism, which he says he has recovered from since rediscovering Catholicism.
In writings in the years since he graduated from high school, Judge appeared to be preoccupied with issues surrounding femininity and sexuality.
In one column written for The Daily Caller, the journalist wrote that former President Barack Obama was the "first female president," asserting that the U.S. leader had more feminine traits than masculine.
He also claimed that former first lady Michelle Obama was "more man than her husband" due to "her love of violent movies, her fixation on fitness and death glare that appears when she doesn't like what she's hearing."
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Former special counsel Ryan Goodman has pointed out how "damaging" Judge's writings could be to Kavanaugh.
Pointing to Judge's piece about the "ambiguous middle ground," Goodman wrote on Twitter that such statements could impact Kavanaugh's case.
Judge appears to have deleted social media accounts in the wake of the allegations against him and Kavanaugh.
Some have called for the journalist to be asked to testify under oath.
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