Ketanji Brown Jackson - Compensation & Financial Record

Ketanji Brown Jackson Position: Associate Justice, United States Supreme Court (2022-present) Party Affiliation of Appointing President: Democratic (Biden, 2022)

Government Compensation Annual salary: $306,600 (Associate Justice, 2026 rate) Total salary earned: approximately $1,226,400 (estimated across 4 years of service through 2026)

Retirement Under 28 U.S.C. § 371, Brown Jackson is eligible to retire at full salary for life once she meets the Rule of 80. Born 1970, appointed 2022. She will not reach Rule of 80 eligibility until approximately age 80 with 25 years of service, around 2045. Upon retirement she 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 (2022): approximately $1,800,000 Primary source: JEFS annual financial disclosure Access: https://www.uscourts.gov/administration-policies/judiciary-financial-disclosure-reports ProPublica Supreme Connections database: https://projects.propublica.org/supreme-connections/

Net worth current estimate (2024): approximately $2,000,000 Primary source: Forbes analysis (February 2024) based on JEFS disclosures Change: approximately +$200,000 from entry to current estimate

Outside Income During Service 2024 book advance: $2,070,000 (Lovely One, Penguin Random House) Book tour expenses reimbursed by publisher Primary source: JEFS 2024 annual disclosure Access: https://www.uscourts.gov/administration-policies/judiciary-financial-disclosure-reports

Outside income cap: Justices may earn up to approximately $30,000 per year in teaching income. No cap applies to book royalties.

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/

• 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 Brown Jackson's net worth estimate of approximately $2,000,000 in 2024 does not yet fully reflect her $2,070,000 book advance, which had not been fully disbursed as of the most recent disclosure period. Her current disclosed net worth is therefore likely to increase substantially in subsequent filings. Post-government income: Not applicable - currently serving.