Supreme Court financial disclosures reveal how their books add to their income
Annual financial disclosures from US Supreme Court justices reveal that book deals and teaching positions are significant sources of supplemental income. While the reports provide transparency into their outside activities, they do not offer a comprehensive view of the justices' total wealth.
Why it matters
Public scrutiny of Supreme Court ethics and financial transparency has increased, making these disclosures a focal point for discussions on judicial integrity.
Even as the Supreme Court was handing down one legal thunderbolt after another last week, the justices were quietly releasing their annual financial reports . Justice Samuel Alito was the only sitting justice to request an extension, which he has done for 15 years. The disclosures do not give a complete account of the justices' total income and wealth, but they give insights into their concertgoing, guest professorships and even their involvement in youth sports.
The report provides a factual breakdown of income sources across the ideological spectrum of the court without taking a stance on the appropriateness of the earnings.
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