Anthony Kennedy - Compensation & Financial Record (Retired)

Anthony Kennedy Position: Associate Justice, United States Supreme Court (1988-2018, retired) Party Affiliation of Appointing President: Republican (Reagan, 1988)

Government Compensation Annual salary at retirement: $285,400 (Associate Justice, 2018 rate) Total salary earned: approximately $6,000,000 (estimated across 30 years of service)

Retirement Kennedy retired on July 31, 2018 after 30 years of service. Under 28 U.S.C. § 371, he receives full Associate Justice salary of $285,400 per year for life at the 2018 rate, adjusted annually. Born 1936, he met the Rule of 80 eligibility requirement well before his retirement. Statutory text: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/371 Kennedy assumed senior status rather than full retirement, retaining the ability to hear cases in lower federal courts under 28 U.S.C. § 294.

Financial Position Net worth (2016, most recent available active year): disclosed range $600,000-$1,200,000 minimum estimate Primary source: Center for Public Integrity analysis of annual FDR Note: Kennedy was among the least wealthy sitting justices throughout his tenure, having spent nearly his entire career in government service since 1976.

Pre-2022 filings require Form AO 10A request: Contact: CommitteeonFinancialDisclosure@ao.uscourts.gov Fix the Court archive (available filings): https://fixthecourt.com/fix/financial-disclosures/

Net worth current estimate (2024): No primary source document available. Post-retirement JEFS filings (2019-present): https://www.uscourts.gov/administration-policies/judiciary-financial-disclosure-reports

Post-Retirement Income Book deal: Working memoir condensed to one volume, scheduled through Simon and Schuster for October 2025. Disclosed earnings of approximately $32,000 in 2024 per JEFS filing. Primary source: JEFS 2024 annual disclosure Access: https://www.uscourts.gov/administration-policies/judiciary-financial-disclosure-reports

Teaching: Kennedy has taught at McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento and participated in programs at Stanford and the Salzburg Seminar on American Studies. Specific fees not publicly disclosed.

Speaking fees: No primary source document available. Corporate board appointments: None documented. Lobbying activity: None documented.

Primary Sources

• JEFS portal (2019-present): https://www.uscourts.gov/administration-policies/judiciary-financial-disclosure-reports

• Fix the Court archive (pre-2022): https://fixthecourt.com/fix/financial-disclosures/

• Form AO 10A (pre-2019 filings): CommitteeonFinancialDisclosure@ao.uscourts.gov

• 28 U.S.C. § 371 (retirement statute): https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/371

• 28 U.S.C. § 294 (senior status): https://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/comp2/D-USC-28.html

Notes Kennedy's modest disclosed net worth throughout his tenure reflects a career spent almost entirely in government and academic service since 1976. His post-retirement income is limited to teaching, a book advance of approximately $32,000 disclosed in 2024, and retirement salary. He has maintained an unusually low public profile since retiring. Post-retirement income beyond the above: No additional primary source documents available