Elena Kagan
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| Elena Kagan | |
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| Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office August 7, 2010 |
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| Nominated by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | John Paul Stevens |
| 45th Solicitor General of the United States | |
| In office March 19, 2009 – May 17, 2010[1] |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Deputy | Neal Katyal |
| Preceded by | Edwin Kneedler (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Neal Katyal (Acting) |
| 11th Dean of Harvard Law School | |
| In office July 1, 2003 – March 19, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Clark |
| Succeeded by | Martha Minow |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 28, 1960 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Princeton University Worcester College, Oxford Harvard University |
Elena Kagan (born April 28, 1960)[2] is an American lawyer and judge. She is currently a United States Supreme Court Justice. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 5, 2010. She is one of three women on the court. Kagan is the only Supreme Court Justice who had never been a judge before becoming a Justice. Before being a Justice, she was Solicitor General and dean of Harvard Law School. Kagan was born and raised in New York City[3] and is Jewish.[4]
References[change]
- ↑ Rajghatta, Chidanand (May 19, 2010). "PIO Neal Katyal poised to become US solicitor general". The Times of India. Times News Network. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/indians-abroad/PIO-Neal-Katyal-poised-to-become-US-solicitor-general/articleshow/5946962.cms. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
- ↑ Who's Who In America (2008). "Elena Kagan – WhosWhoInAmerica.Com". Marquis. http://whoswhoinamerica.com/elena_kagan/dean_law_educator/occ10/7280125. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
- ↑ "A Climb Marked by Confidence and Canniness". The New York Times. 2010-05-10. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/10/us/politics/10kagan.html?pagewanted=all. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
- ↑ Obama picks Kagan as Justice nominee
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