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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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The Washington Post broke the news in on Tuesday, June 17, 2025.
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