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Ketanji Brown Jackson

Associate justice since June 30, 2022

141 Connections

$100K – $370K Investments (2023)

7 Gifts

52 Reimbursements

Ketanji Brown Jackson has disclosed financial or other links to 57 organizations, according to a ProPublica analysis of 13 financial disclosures filed since 2011. This includes disclosures from before Jackson was a Supreme Court justice, including nomination disclosures and disclosures from the federal judiciary.

Top Connections

Connections are organizations with which the justice has disclosed financial or other relationships. Some are direct financial relationships — for example, when an organization has paid or reimbursed justices — and some are nonfinancial, such as board memberships or universities they attended.

Name Category Mentions
Harvard University Colleges and universities 33
MedStar Health Other 14
American Law Institute Nonprofits 11
Historical Society of the District of Columbia Circuit Nonprofits 9
United States Sentencing Commission Government 5
Georgetown Day School Schools 4
The George Washington University Colleges and universities 4
Council for Court Excellence Nonprofits 3
National Institute of Corrections Government 3
University of Pennsylvania Colleges and universities 2

Finances

Noninvestment income (7)

Investments (19)

Spousal income (21)

Gifts (7)

Liabilities (0)

Noninvestment income ($948K)

Noninvestment income includes compensation from jobs the justice has had, such as teaching roles; jobs at law firms before they were judges; pension benefits; and royalties for intellectual property, such as books and copyrights.

Report Year Organization Name Amount Purpose
2023 Penguin Random House $893,750.00 Book Advance

Paid through KayPac LLC

2017 University of Georgia $3,000.00 Teaching/Speaking

Edith House lectureship

2014 The George Washington University $1,765.00 Teaching

Federal Sentencing Seminar salary (disclosed in subsequent report)

2012 The George Washington University $3,000.00 Teaching
2011 The George Washington University $3,000.00 Teaching
2011 The George Washington University $3,000.00 Teaching
2011 Morrison Foerster $40,643.00 Salary

Investments (2023)

Investments include cash accounts, property, stocks, investment funds, retirement plans and other financial instruments owned by justices, their spouses and dependent children in excess of certain value thresholds or generating more than $200 in income in a year. Justices are not required to disclose information about their personal residences unless they generate rental income.

All Investment Holdings: $100K – $370K

  Retirement fund (68%)
  Money market fund (12%)
  Cash account (8%)
  529 plan (8%)
  Investment fund (4%)
Name Category Income Amount Income Type Gross Value Amount Gross Value Method
MedStar Health, Inc. Cash Balance Retirement Plan
Transaction Type Transaction Date
Retirement Fund None $100,001 – $250,000 Cash Market
PNC Bank account
Transaction Type Transaction Date
Cash Account $0 – $1,000 Interest $0 – $15,000 Cash Market
TD Bank account
Transaction Type Transaction Date
Cash Account None $0 – $15,000 Cash Market
TIAA-CREF Money Market Fund
Transaction Type Transaction Date
Money Market Fund $0 – $1,000 Dividend $0 – $15,000 Cash Market
BlackRock Money Market Portfolio - Class A (PINXX )
Transaction Type Transaction Date
Money Market Fund $0 – $1,000 Dividend $0 – $15,000 Cash Market
BlackRock Wealth Liquid Environmentally Aware Fund
Transaction Type Transaction Date
Money Market Fund $0 – $1,000 Dividend $0 – $15,000 Cash Market
BlackRock Advantage Large Cap Core Fund Investor A Shares (MDLRX )
Transaction Type Transaction Date
Investment Fund $0 – $1,000 Dividend $0 – $15,000 Cash Market
New York’s 529 College Savings Plan Growth Portfolio
Transaction Type Transaction Date
529 Plan None $0 – $15,000 Cash Market
The Education Plan Enrollment Portfolio
Transaction Type Transaction Date
529 Plan None $0 – $15,000 Cash Market
PRIMECAP Odyssey Growth Fund (POGRX ) Show Transactions (1) Hide Transactions
Transaction Type Transaction Date
Sold Dec. 11, 2023
Retirement Fund $1,001 – $2,500 Dividend
Schwab Institutional Large Cap Value Trust Fund (ISLCV ) Show Transactions (1) Hide Transactions
Transaction Type Transaction Date
Sold Dec. 11, 2023
Retirement Fund None
Schwab S&P 500 Index Fund (SWPPX ) Show Transactions (1) Hide Transactions
Transaction Type Transaction Date
Sold Dec. 11, 2023
Retirement Fund $0 – $1,000 Dividend
DFA U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio Institutional Class (DFFVX ) Show Transactions (1) Hide Transactions
Transaction Type Transaction Date
Sold Dec. 11, 2023
Retirement Fund $0 – $1,000 Dividend
Schwab Small Cap Index Fund (SWSSX ) Show Transactions (1) Hide Transactions
Transaction Type Transaction Date
Sold Dec. 11, 2023
Retirement Fund $0 – $1,000 Dividend
Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund Institutional Shares (VMCIX ) Show Transactions (1) Hide Transactions
Transaction Type Transaction Date
Sold Dec. 11, 2023
Retirement Fund $0 – $1,000 Dividend

Spousal income

Spousal income includes earned income from jobs a justice’s spouse has held, as well as honoraria. Justices are required to report a spouse’s income that exceeded $1,000 but are not required to disclose specific amounts.

Report Year Source Description Amount
2023 MedStar Health Salary
2022 MedStar Health Salary
2022 Self-employment Expert witness fees
2021 MedStar Health Salary
2021 Legal malpractice consulting
2021 Mount Sinai Health System Grand rounds honorarium $750.00
2020 MedStar Health Salary
2020 Legal malpractice consulting
2019 MedStar Health Salary
2018 MedStar Health Salary
2017 MedStar Health Salary
2016 MedStar Health Salary
2015 MedStar Health Salary
2014 MedStar Health Salary
2013 MedStar Health Salary
2012 MedStar Health Salary
2011 MedStar Health Salary
2011 MedStar Health Salary
2011 LeClairRyan Medical consultant fees
2011 Delegge Medical Medical consultant fees
2011 Trustees of Dartmouth College Honoraria $1,000.00

Gifts ($26K)

Gifts include gifts received by justices, their spouses or their dependent children from any source other than a relative. Justices are only required to disclose gifts whose aggregate value from the same source exceeds a certain threshold ($480 in 2023) within the reporting period and gifts that are individually worth more than 40% of that threshold. This only captures gifts that have been disclosed, which ProPublica reporting shows can be incomplete. Show more.

Report Year Source Description Value
2023 Lonnie Holley Artwork for chambers $10,000.00
2023 Beyoncé Knowles-Carter Four concert tickets $3,711.84
2023 Kathi Earles-Ross and Howard University scholars Artwork for chambers $2,500.00
2022 John Steele Painting $580.00
2022 Oprah Winfrey Congratulatory floral arrangement $1,200.00
2022 Condé Nast Designer dress and jacket worn in photo shoot $6,580.00
2015 Jason Lemkin House rental in Hawaii for families $1,500.00

Liabilities

Liabilities include debts that exceeded $10,000 at any time during the reporting period for justices, their spouses or their dependent children. Because justices have to report these each year, some debts may show up multiple times in the table. Show more.

No liabilities

Travel Reimbursements

Reimbursements include any payment or thing of value received to cover travel-related expenses for justices and their families. They can include expenses that the third party paid directly or for which a justice paid upfront and was reimbursed, but justices are not required to report reimbursements’ dollar values. Show more.

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Report Year Date Source Location Purpose Items Paid or Provided
2023 Sept. 13 – 19, 2023 16th Street Baptist Church Birmingham, AL Speaking

Commencement event speaker

Food, Hotel, Transportation
2023 Sept. 13 – 19, 2023 The University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL Speaking

Grand Rounds speaker

Food, Hotel, Transportation
2023 July 18 – 20, 2023 Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Indianapolis, IN Ceremony

National convention honoree for professional achievement

Food, Hotel, Transportation
2023 May 20 – 22, 2023 Boston University Boston, MA Ceremony, Speaking

Commencement speaker and honorary degree recipient

Food, Hotel, Transportation
2022 May 24 – 27, 2022 Harvard University Boston, MA Meetings

Board of overseers meeting and commencement

Food, Lodging, Transportation
2020 Feb. 24 – 25, 2020 The University of Chicago Chicago, IL Academic - Other

Parsons Legacy Dinner

Food, Lodging, Transportation
2020 Feb. 7 – 10, 2020 Harvard University Cambridge, MA Meetings

Board of overseers meeting

Food, Lodging, Transportation
2020 Jan. 19 – 21, 2020 University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI Academic - Other

Martin Luther King Jr. Day event

Food, Lodging, Transportation
2020 Jan. 15 – 17, 2020 American Law Institute Philadelphia, PA Meetings

American Law Institute council meeting

Food, Lodging, Transportation
2019 Dec. 7 – 9, 2019 Harvard University Cambridge, MA Meetings

Board of overseers meeting

Food, Hotel, Travel
2019 Oct. 28 – 30, 2019 Federal Judicial Center Nashville, TN Other

FJC Mid-Career Seminar

Food, Hotel, Travel
2019 Sept. 21 – 23, 2019 Harvard University Cambridge, MA Meetings

Board of overseers meeting

Food, Hotel, Travel
2019 May 28 – 31, 2019 Harvard University Cambridge, MA Academic - Other

Harvard commencement

Food, Hotel, Travel
2019 May 1 – 2, 2019 Columbia University New York, NY Teaching

Visiting scholar

Food, Hotel, Travel
2019 April 9 – 10, 2019 University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT Residency

Utah jurist in residence

Food, Hotel, Travel

Background

Positions

Employment

Agreements

Education

Positions

Positions are those where a justice was an officer, director, trustee, partner, proprietor, representative, employee or consultant for any organization other than the U.S. government at the time the disclosure was filed.

Report Years Organization Title
2023 KayPac Sole member
2019 – 2022 Georgetown Day School Board member
2016 – 2022 American Law Institute Council member
2016 – 2022 Harvard University Overseer
2015 – 2017 Council for Court Excellence Board of directors
2015 – 2022 Historical Society of the District of Columbia Circuit Board of directors
2012 – 2014 United States Sentencing Commission Vice chair
2011 Montrose Christian School School board member
2011 – 2013 National Institute of Corrections Advisory board

Employment

Employment is the justice’s job history, including clerkships, private practice experience, earlier judgeships and other government jobs.

Organization Job Title Dates
Supreme Court of the United States Associate justice June 30, 2022 – Present
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Judge 2021 – 2022
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Judge 2013 – 2021
United States Sentencing Commission Vice chair 2010 – 2014
Morrison Foerster Of counsel 2007 – 2010
Federal Public Defender for the District of Columbia Assistant federal public defender 2005 – 2007
United States Sentencing Commission Assistant special counsel 2003 – 2005
Feinberg Rozen LLP Associate 2002 – 2003
Goodwin Associate 2000 – 2002
Supreme Court of the United States Law clerk to Justice Stephen Breyer 1999 – 2000
Miller, Cassidy, Larroca & Lewin LLP Associate 1998 – 1999
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit Law clerk to Judge Bruce Selya 1997 – 1998
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts Law clerk to Judge Patti Saris 1996 – 1997

Agreements

Agreements include any agreements into which a justice has entered, such as employment contracts, continuing payments from former employers and continuing participation in employee welfare or benefit plans maintained by a former employer.

No agreements

Education

Education lists the justice's educational history, including where they obtained their undergraduate and law degrees.

School Degree
Harvard University J.D., 1996
Harvard University B.A., 1992

About The Data

The bulk of the data we used came from the Free Law Project, which maintains a database of more than 35,000 financial disclosure records for federal judges, justices and magistrates, most of it dating back to 2003. These disclosures, which federal employees are required to file each year under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, are maintained by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. The law, however, requires most of them to be destroyed after six years, making many disclosures from earlier years hard to find. Our disclosures cover most of those filed since 2003, as well as some financial information disclosed by some justices during their Senate confirmations in 1990, 1991 and 2000. (Do you have information about a Supreme Court justice’s finances from before 2003? Email us.)

Because much of the data was extracted from PDFs using optical character recognition, we designed our own database and imported and cleaned the Free Law Project’s data to fix scanning and other errors. We corrected spelling errors, edited fields for style and clarity and, where possible, attempted to add contextual information by, for example, categorizing organizations and transactions, standardizing certain fields, updating entity names or filling in missing information.

In some cases, such as when the Free Law Project did not have a specific disclosure or had not extracted data from a report, we extracted or transcribed the data manually.

After cleaning and standardizing the data, we spot-checked it for accuracy, looking primarily for transcription or categorization errors. If you believe you see an error in the database, please contact us at [email protected].

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