Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Reports $2 Million Payment For Her Memoir 'lovely One' In 2024

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson reported receiving complete $2 cardinal from Penguin Random House, which published her book, "Lovely One: A Memoir," successful 2024.

Jackson’s financial disclosure study indicated that Penguin Random House paid her a $2,068,750 book beforehand successful 2024. The institution besides provided reimbursements for transportation, food, and lodging to beforehand her book astatine events crossed nan country. 

"Lovely One," whose title references her West African commencement name's meaning, was published successful early September, and is described by Amazon arsenic "tracing her family’s ascent from segregation to her confirmation connected America’s highest tribunal wrong nan span of 1 generation."

Her book circuit spanned nan state pinch stops successful awesome cities including San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago, Miami and Atlanta.

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Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson testifies during her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation proceeding connected Capitol Hill successful Washington, Wednesday, March 23, 2022.  (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

This is not nan first clip Penguin Random House has sent her a monolithic payment, arsenic a akin disclosure study revealed nan institution paid her a $893,750 book beforehand successful 2023, bringing nan full complete 2 years to almost $3 million.

The Supreme Court precocious adopted a general morals codification for receiving free recreation and different gifts. However, location is nary existent headdress connected really overmuch justices whitethorn gain from book deals.

"Last month, Barrett, Jackson, Gorsuch and Sotomayor recused themselves from a determination complete whether to perceive a lawsuit involving nan genitor institution of nan book patient Penguin Random House," nan Washington Post reported. "The justices did not explicate their reasoning for sitting retired nan discussion, but an morals master said it was astir apt because nan lawsuit progressive nan German institution Bertelsmann, which owns nan publishing location that has published aliases will beryllium publishing their books."

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Penguin Random House provided a ample sum of money to thief Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson beforehand her caller memoir. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

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