Justices’ financial disclosures reveal Justice Jackson earned over $2 million in book advances

[Elderberry]

SCOTUSblog by Amy Howe 6/17/2025

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson received more than $2 million in book advances from Penguin Random House in 2024. The news came as part of the justices’ annual financial disclosures, which are filed each year in mid-May and then released in June. The forms, published online on Tuesday by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, chronicled the payments that some justices – including Jackson, whose memoir, Lovely One, was a New York Times bestseller – received from publishing houses, as well as their reimbursements for travel, payments for teaching gigs, and investments.

The disclosures are relatively opaque and are intended to provide information about potential conflicts of interest and the justices’ compliance with ethical standards, rather than snapshots of the justices’ wealth.

The financial disclosure forms for eight of the nine justices became available at noon EDT on Tuesday. The forms were due on May 15, but federal judges and justices can receive extensions of up to 90 days to submit their forms. Forms for Justice Samuel Alito, who received an extension last year, are not yet available online.

More: https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/06/justices-financial-disclosures-reveal-justice-jackson-earned-over-2-million-in-book-advances/

[GtHawk]

SCOTUSblog by Amy Howe 6/17/2025

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson received more than $2 million in book advances from Penguin Random House in 2024. The news came as part of the justices’ annual financial disclosures, which are filed each year in mid-May and then released in June. The forms, published online on Tuesday by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, chronicled the payments that some justices – including Jackson, whose memoir, Lovely One, was a New York Times bestseller – received from publishing houses, as well as their reimbursements for travel, payments for teaching gigs, and investments.

The disclosures are relatively opaque and are intended to provide information about potential conflicts of interest and the justices’ compliance with ethical standards, rather than snapshots of the justices’ wealth.

The financial disclosure forms for eight of the nine justices became available at noon EDT on Tuesday. The forms were due on May 15, but federal judges and justices can receive extensions of up to 90 days to submit their forms. Forms for Justice Samuel Alito, who received an extension last year, are not yet available online.

More: https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/06/justices-financial-disclosures-reveal-justice-jackson-earned-over-2-million-in-book-advances/

Considering the title of KBJ’s book I imagine it’s a work of fiction.

[Wingnut]

Considering the title of KBJ’s book I imagine it’s a work of fiction.

Lovely One, was a New York Times bestseller.

  Must be a low bar to bestsellerville.

[mountaineer]

Justice Jackson just doesn't understand. Understand?

https://twitter.com/ComfortablySmug/status/1937935738408161304

[Polly Ticks]

Lovely One, was a New York Times bestseller.

  Must be a low bar to bestsellerville.

However, in a lawsuit, the New York Times was sued for neglecting to reflect certain books on the charts. Their response is a direct hit at the claims of objectivity: “The list did not purport to be an objective compilation of information but instead was an editorial product.” Therefore, it must be noted that even after the vetting and research, the New York Times best-seller list is ultimately an editorial—subjective—list, rather than an all-encompassing objective reflection of current book consumers.

https://www.ooliganpress.com/cracking-the-code-of-the-nyt-best-seller-list/#:~:text=Their%20response%20is%20a%20direct,ultimately%20an%20editorial%E2%80%94subjective%E2%80%94list

[Bigun]

Book advances. Fancy way of saying payoffs.

[Wingnut]

Thanks.  It make perfect sense now.  It was never about sales.

[Polly Ticks]

Thanks.  It make perfect sense now.  It was never about sales.

Yep. Their bestseller list is just as slanted as their news.