Ketanji Brown Jackson reports $2 million in income last year for her memoir, ‘Lovely One’
- In 2024, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson received book advances exceeding $2 million from Penguin Random House for her memoir, *Lovely One*, which was published in September.
- The annual financial disclosures, which were submitted by May 15 and made public online on Tuesday, showed that Jackson received the highest amount of extra non-investment earnings among the justices.
- Other justices disclosed income including Neil Gorsuch's $250,000 from his 2024 book 'Over Ruled' and Sotomayor's nearly $134,000 in royalties and advances from Penguin Random House.
- Jackson's memoir details her groundbreaking appointment as the first Black woman on the Supreme Court, highlighting her family's rapid progress from a segregated past to her historic confirmation within a single generation.
- These disclosures illustrate the significant income Supreme Court justices earn from writings and teaching, with Jackson’s earnings underscoring a notable increase in supplemental judicial income.
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Ketanji Brown Jackson scored over $2 million from book deal, no word from Dems about ethics · American Wire News
The Supreme Court just released its annual financial disclosures, and it looks like Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is raking in the dough. The 2024 disclosures reveal that Jackson received a more than $2 million advance from Penguin Random House, the company behind her memoir “Lovely One.” Other justices have also received money from book deals, according to an NBC News report. “Justice Neil Gorsuch reported a $250,000 advance from HarperCollins,…
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson reports $2 million payment for her memoir 'Lovely One' in 2024
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson reported a $2,068,750 payment from Penguin Random House for her memoir "Lovely One," after receiving a massive sum the previous year as well.
Ketanji Brown Jackson's $2 million book payment among Supreme Court's new financial disclosures
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court justices on Tuesday issued their financial disclosure reports for 2024, with Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson revealing she made more than $2 million from the publisher of her bestselling memoir, "Lovely One."Jackson, who received the book advance from Penguin Random House, is one of several justices with side-gigs as authors.
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