WASHINGTON – Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito hasn’t racked up the book royalties that some of his colleagues have enjoyed.
Alito reported receiving $33,333 last year for a forthcoming book, according to a financial disclosure report released Aug. 31.
By contrast, five other justices have earned more than $1 million over the years for books they’ve authored.
Alito’s book, "So Ordered: An Originalist’s View of the Constitution, the Court, and Our Country," is coming out in October.
The disclosure reports the justices file annually cover the preceding year’s earnings, so Alito is likely to report additional book proceeds in future reports.
Justice Amy Coney Barrett made nearly $850,000
last year for her best-selling book about the law, according to her report, which was released in June.
Alito received a 90-day extension to file his annual report, something he does most years.
Barrett had previously received a $425,000 advance for her memoir, "Listening to the Law."
That put her in the club of four other millionaire authors on the bench – Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Neil Gorsuch and Clarence Thomas.
Even with Barrett's successful book, Jackson reported the highest outside income of any justice last year, $1.2 million in book royalties. Her book, "Lovely One," was published in 2024. A young adult adaptation of her book came out in January.
Gorsuch made $300,000 in royalties from two companies in 2025. He has written multiple books and is coauthor of a children's book published in May, "Heroes of 1776: The Story of the Declaration of Independence." Sotomayor, who has published several children's books, made $88,000 in royalties last year.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Financial docs reveal how much income Justice Alito made from upcoming book
