WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court released its annual financial reports for 2025 on July 8, 2026. The disclosures detail justices' outside income, teaching activities, travel reimbursements, book earnings, and financial practices.

Justice Samuel Alito requested an extension for filing his annual financial report, an action he has taken for the past 15 consecutive years. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson reported earnings exceeding $1.1 million from her book in the last year, contributing to a total of approximately $4 million from her memoir "Lovely One" since its publication in 2024. Justice Amy Coney Barrett reported $849,000 in book earnings, Justice Neil Gorsuch reported $300,000, and Justice Sonia Sotomayor reported $88,000 from her books.

Justice Clarence Thomas did not list any publisher payments in his 2025 financial disclosure, nor did Justice Brett Kavanaugh list payments for his anticipated memoir. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Elena Kagan have not authored books. Roberts reported income from teaching at New England Law in Boston. Gorsuch reported teaching income from George Mason University in Virginia, while Thomas taught classes at Catholic University in Washington, D.C. Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh taught at Notre Dame Law School.

Several justices reported travel reimbursements and gifts. Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Neil Gorsuch, Amy Coney Barrett, and Ketanji Brown Jackson were reimbursed for international travel. Sotomayor also reported a trip to Kansas City for the opening of a musical based on her children's book "Just Ask," and received free tickets valued at $4,333 during a private trip to Puerto Rico. The record label representing Bad Bunny provided these tickets. The Hoover Institution covered Justice Clarence Thomas' travel, food, and lodging expenses for a speaking engagement at a celebration of economist Thomas Sowell. Jackson reported receiving a painting for her chambers, valued at $2,500. Roberts was the only sitting justice who did not report any gifts or travel reimbursements in 2025.

Roberts reported investing in individual stocks. Most Supreme Court justices, however, invest in index funds, mutual funds, and other investment programs instead of individual stocks.

Why It Matters

The annual financial disclosure reports provide insight into the financial activities and external income sources of Supreme Court justices. These disclosures cover areas such as book deals, teaching positions, and various reimbursements, offering transparency regarding the justices' earnings beyond their judicial salaries. The Chief Justice earns $320,700 per year, and associate justices earn $306,600 annually.

The reports do not include information on the current value of justices' homes or the income of their spouses. Various justices have engaged in teaching roles at different academic institutions. Alito has consistently sought extensions for his filings over 15 years.