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Apr 8, 2022 · The remaining six justices -- John Roberts, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Sonia Sotomayor, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett -- are Catholic. Thus, the court will consist of six Catholics, two Protestants, and one Jew. This is not reflective of the U.S. population, as has been widely discussed in recent years.
Elena Kagan (/ ˈ k eɪ ɡ ə n / KAY-guhn; born April 28, 1960) is an American lawyer who serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. She was appointed in 2010 by President Barack Obama and is the fourth woman to serve on the Court.
Sep 13, 2018 · NEW YORK (JTA) — Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, appearing at a Jewish day school in Brooklyn, spoke about her Jewish background and how her family jumped from synagogue to synagogue. “I ...
Jul 15, 2022 · Justice Elena Kagan is Jewish and new Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has said she is a nondenominational Protestant. Just as the court is beginning to look more like America with four female justices and two Black justices, religious diversity reflecting the nation’s multi-religions is another factor in inspiring public confidence in the court ...
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Elena Kagan, the second Jewish woman to serve as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, was appointed by President Barack Obama after a distinguished government and academic career. While she has maintained a low profile on the Court, she has chosen to speak through her incisive opinions and her pointed questioning during oral argument.
Elena Kagan is a Jewish American judge and an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Kagan was born in New York, New York, on April 28, 1960. Kagan attended the Lincoln Square Synagogue growing up and became a bat-Mitzvah in an unusual Friday night ceremony. She received an A.B., summa cum laude, in 1981 from Princeton University ...
May 13, 2010 · Growing Up, Kagan Tested Boundaries of Her Faith. By Lisa W. Foderaro. May 12, 2010. Elena Kagan was a star pupil in her Hebrew school on the Upper West Side. So it was not too surprising after ...
