Clarence Thomas - Compensation & Financial Record

Clarence Thomas Position: Associate Justice, United States Supreme Court (1991-present) Party Affiliation of Appointing President: Republican (G.H.W. Bush, 1991)

Government Compensation Annual salary: $306,600 (Associate Justice, 2026 rate) Total salary earned: approximately $10,424,400 (estimated across 35 years of service through 2026)

Retirement Under 28 U.S.C. § 371, Thomas is eligible to retire at full salary for life. Born 1948, appointed 1991. He has met the Rule of 80 eligibility requirement for many years. Upon retirement he would receive $306,600 per year for life at the current rate, adjusted annually. Statutory text: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/371

Financial Position Net worth at entry (1991): Primary source not confirmed available. 1991 filing is outside the 6-year retention window and has been destroyed per federal records retention law. Access for available filings: https://www.uscourts.gov/administration-policies/judiciary-financial-disclosure-reports ProPublica Supreme Connections database (2012-present): https://projects.propublica.org/supreme-connections/ Fix the Court archive (2006-2021): https://fixthecourt.com/fix/financial-disclosures/

Net worth current estimate (2024): approximately $4,000,000 Primary source: Forbes analysis (February 2024) based on JEFS disclosures Note: This figure reflects only disclosed holdings. The value of undisclosed benefits documented by ProPublica is not included in this estimate.

Outside Income During Service 2024 disclosure: No gifts, reimbursements, or outside income disclosed. Primary source: JEFS 2024 annual disclosure Access: https://www.uscourts.gov/administration-policies/judiciary-financial-disclosure-reports

Documented Disclosure Issues ProPublica investigation (primary source): https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-scotus-undisclosed-trips-harlan-crow Findings: Over 20 years of luxury travel, vacations, and private jet flights from Republican donor Harlan Crow were largely undisclosed in annual financial filings. 2024 disclosure acknowledged a Bali trip and Monte Rio private club stay paid by Crow, previously omitted, labeled by Thomas as inadvertently omitted. Thomas retains honorary membership in the Horatio Alger Association per his 2024 filing.

CAN2026 documents the disclosed record only. The ProPublica investigation documents a pattern of omissions acknowledged in part by Thomas himself. No legal determination is made here regarding intent or liability. Whether congressional oversight of these disclosures was exercised is documented separately in the Oversight Case Files.

Post-Government Income Currently serving. No post-government income applicable.

Primary Sources

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

• ProPublica Supreme Connections: https://projects.propublica.org/supreme-connections/

• ProPublica investigation (Harlan Crow): https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-scotus-undisclosed-trips-harlan-crow

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

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

Notes Thomas has served longer than any current justice at 35 years. His disclosed net worth of approximately $4,000,000 is among the lowest on the current Court despite the longest tenure, reflecting modest outside income and salary-based accumulation. The ProPublica investigation documented a pattern of undisclosed benefits acknowledged in part in his 2024 filing. CAN2026 documents the public record as filed and notes where acknowledged omissions exist. Post-government income: Not applicable - currently serving.