Royalties and Teaching Fees: Supreme Court Justices Report Millions in Outside Income
New disclosures show several Supreme Court justices earned substantial outside income from books and teaching, with Ketanji Brown Jackson reporting more than $1.1 million in royalties from her memoir and Amy Coney Barrett about $849,000 plus teaching, Neil Gorsuch around $300,000 in royalties and teaching, and Sonia Sotomayor about $89,000 in royalties; other justices (Thomas, Kavanaugh, Roberts) reported smaller teaching sums, while Alito’s filing was extended and remains pending.