Key facts
- Four U.S. Supreme Court justices earned over $2 million in combined book payments in 2025.
- Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson reported a $1.18 million book advance in 2025.
- Justice Sonia Sotomayor received concert tickets valued at $4,333 from Rimas Entertainment.
- Justice Amy Coney Barrett reported $849,071 in book royalties.
- Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett each earned $33,285 from teaching at Notre Dame Law School.
- Chief Justice John Roberts received $25,000 for teaching at New England Law.
Four U.S. Supreme Court justices earned more than $2 million in combined book payments in 2025, according to financial disclosure reports released on Monday. The filings also detailed lucrative teaching positions and gifts held by the court's members.
Eight of the nine justices disclosed their 2025 outside income and gifts, as required for certain senior government officials. Conservative Justice Samuel Alito received a 90-day extension to file his report.
Liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson reported a $1.18 million book advance from Penguin Random House for her memoir "Lovely One," published in 2024. This is in addition to nearly $2.07 million in book advance income she reported in 2024.
Liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor reported $88,100 in royalties from Penguin for her children's books, "Turning Pages" and "Just Ask!" Penguin advised her it spent $7,473 to support the sale of "Just Shine!" Sotomayor also disclosed receiving concert tickets worth $4,333 from Rimas Entertainment, the record company for artists including Bad Bunny, while on a private trip to Puerto Rico in August 2025.
Conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett, who published "Listening to the Law" in 2025, reported earning $849,071 in book royalties from literary agency Javelin Group.
Barrett and conservative Justice Brett Kavanaugh each reported earning $33,285 in teaching income from the University of Notre Dame Law School, where they are adjunct professors.
Chief Justice John Roberts reported being paid $25,000 by New England Law for teaching a course. Conservative Justice Clarence Thomas reported $18,000 in teaching income from Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law.
Conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch reported $30,380 in teaching income from George Mason University and $361,000 in book royalty income, primarily from HarperCollins for his children's book "Heroes of 1776: The Story of the Declaration of Independence."