Supreme Court Justices Report Earning Millions From Outside Sources

Four Supreme Court justices in 2025 reaped hundreds of thousands of dollars from books, on top of their regular salaries, according to disclosures released on June 29.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the newest justice, said she made $1.18 million from an advance from Penguin Random House. Jackson’s memoir was published by the company in 2024, and she previously reported a $2 million advance for that year and a $900,000 advance the year prior.
Judicial officers must report finances on an annual basis, and those disclosures are made public under a 2022 law.
Jackson also said in the new disclosure that she received a painting worth $2,500 from artists Paul Branton and Kristen Williams. Branton on Instagram in 2025 posted a portrait of Jackson and said that he was gifting it to her….