JAKARTA - The Judge of the United States Supreme Court (US) reportedly received gifts including staying at hotels in Bali and Beyonce concert tickets, as well as a book down payment of nearly USD1.6 million and royalties in the annual financial disclosure form for 2023 which was released on Friday, June 8.
Conservative JudgeOK Thomas admitted he received food and lodging' at hotels in Bali and at the California club.
Liberal judge Kentaji Brown Jackson said he received four concert tickets from music superstar Beyoncé Knowles-Carter worth USD3.711.84.
Meanwhile, conservative Judge Samuel Alito, who was criticized for reports related to Donald Trump's attempt to cancel his defeat in the 2020 election, received an extension of 90 days in filing the lawsuit.
The filing shows the judges' foreign income, gifts and investment transactions last year. They were closely monitored as judges faced increasingly stringent scrutiny over ethics following the revelation that some of them did not report luxury travel, including private jets, and real estate transactions.
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Thomas reported no travel in 2023 after revealing travel to Dallas, Texas and the Adirondack Mountains in New York in 2022. He cited security concerns following the leak of a court decision in 2022 to overturn constitutional rights to abortion to justify the need for private travel.
This disclosure shows how profitable the publication of books is for the country's highest member of the judiciary. The down payment for Jackson's memoir "Lovely One," which is scheduled to be released in September, was reported at USD893,750.
In addition to Beyonce's tickets, Jackson said he received artwork for his room worth USD 12,500.
Conservative Judge Brett Kavanaugh registered a book "entrance of royalties" from Javelin Group and Renner Publishing for USD340,000. News site Axios reported on Thursday, June 6, he was writing a memoir, which is expected to be published in 2025 or 2026. Conservative Judge Neil Gorsuch reported book royalties of USD250,000, as well as liberal Judge Sonia Sotomayor who reported nearly USD87.000.
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