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Supreme Court Justices Disclose Millions From Publishers, Law Schools
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- Breaking News Supreme Court Justices Disclose Millions From Publishers, Law Schools By Zachary Folk,
- Kentanji Brown Jackson got a $1.18 million book advance from her publisher Penguin Random House, as well as a gift in the form of a painting for her chambers, which was valued at $2,500.
- Amy Coney Barrett, whose book “Listening to the Law” came out last September, reported about $849,000 in royalties from the Javelin Group literary agency.
Breaking News Supreme Court Justices Disclose Millions From Publishers, Law Schools By Zachary Folk,
Topline Supreme Court justices made at least $2 million in total from book publishers last year, according to financial disclosure forms made public on Monday—just as the high court hands down major decisions on some of this term’s most consequential cases.
One justice also received free concert tickets from Bad Bunny’s record label.Getty Images Key Facts Book publishing has emerged as a major source of income for Supreme Court justices, on top of their annual salaries of either $306,600 or $320,700 for the chief justice.
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