Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson‘s annual disclosure forms revealed Oprah Winfrey gifted her a $1,200 congratulatory floral display and that she received $6,580 worth of designer clothing from a Vogue magazine photo shoot.
New financial records for Supreme Court justices were unveiled on Wednesday. The filings are open to the public to examine the income and resources outside of the justices’ court applications.
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The financial records list the gifts given to the justices, along with their assets, outside income, and stock holdings.
Jackson was photographed for Vogue magazine’s September 2022 issue one month after she was sworn in as the first black woman on the Supreme Court.
The report did not indicate which clothing items were gifted to Jackson, but the Vogue story lists Jackson as wearing a coat and dress by Oscar de la Renta. In another photo, Jackson is wearing an Aliette jacket.
Winfrey gifted Jackson a floral arrangement following her nomination, saying Jackson projects “strength and confidence” in an April statement.
“The condescension and disrespect she had to endure to get here — and the grace she displayed in response — only made me respect her more,” Winfrey wrote.
The financial disclosure reports come out as Justice Clarence Thomas has been under the microscope for accepting luxury trips from Harlan Crow, a billionaire Republican megadonor.
Thomas’s highly anticipated gift receipts are expected to be valued at several hundred thousand dollars, a ProPublica report revealed in April.
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Thomas’s and Justice Samuel Alito’s documents were unavailable online, showing they requested an extension, while the majority of their Supreme Court colleagues released disclosures. Thomas sought an extension of up to 90 days, which is the maximum amount of time that can be given.
The Washington Examiner contacted the Supreme Court Public Information Office for a comment.
