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   When did Elena Kagan join the Supreme Court?

   • Justice Elena Kagan joined the U.S. Supreme Court on August 7, 2010, replacing Justice John Paul Stevens. Kagan was born in New York City on April 28, 1960 to descendants of Russian immigrants.

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   Who did Barbara Kagan clerk for in the Supreme Court?

   • Kagan clerked for Judge Abner Mikva of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit from 1986 to 1987. The next year, she clerked for Justice Thurgood Marshall of the United States Supreme Court. She worked as an associate in the Washington, D.C. law firm of Williams & Connolly from 1989 to 1991.

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   How did Kagan become a Supreme Court judge?

   • The Senate confirmed Kagan by a 63-37 vote on August 5. She took the constitutional and judicial oaths of office two days later, becoming the first Supreme Court Justice who had never previously served as a judge since the appointments of Justices William Rehnquist and Lewis Powell in the 1970s.

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   Who nominated Kagan as US Solicitor General?

   • Democrat President Barack Obama nominated Kagan as U.S. Solicitor General in 2009, although she never had argued a case in any court. She would serve in that role for barely a year, during which she argued six cases before the Supreme Court. On May 10, 2010, Obama nominated Kagan to the Supreme Court.

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2. www.biography.com › legal-figures › elena-kaganElena Kagan - Education, Facts & Age - Biography

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   Apr 2, 2014 · Elena Kagan is a Supreme Court justice and the first woman to serve as solicitor general of the United States of America.

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Elena_KaganElena Kagan - Wikipedia

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   Elena Kagan ( / ˈkeɪɡən / 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. Kagan was born and raised in New York City.

   • Nominated by: Barack Obama
   • President: Barack Obama

   • Preceded by: John Paul Stevens

4. www.britannica.com › biography › Elena-KaganElena Kagan | Supreme Court Justice, Harvard Law Professor

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   May 9, 2024 · Elena Kagan (born April 28, 1960, New York, New York, U.S.) associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 2010. She also was the first woman to serve as U.S. solicitor general (2009–10).

5. www.womenshistory.org › biographies › elena-kaganElena Kagan | National Women's History Museum

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   Sep 3, 2021 · The first female Solicitor General of the United States and now an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, Elena Kagan is a prominent legal scholar and jurist who has advocated for justice and equality since childhood.

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7. www.justice.gov › osg › bioSolicitor General: Elena Kagan - United States Department of ...

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   Sep 18, 2023 · 45th Solicitor General, 2009 - 2010. Elena Kagan was confirmed as the 45th Solicitor General of the United States in March 2009. Prior to her confirmation, Elena Kagan was the Charles Hamilton Houston Professor of Law and the 11th Dean of Harvard Law School.

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   The Eighth Amendment forbids a sentencing scheme that mandates life in prison without possibility of parole for juvenile homicide offenders. Read about how U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan got to the Court, including her education, career, and confirmation process.

9. supremecourthistory.org › supreme-court-justicesThe Supreme Court: Justice Elena Kagan | Supreme Court ...

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   ELENA KAGAN, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, was born in New York, New York, on April 28, 1960. She received an A.B., summa cum laude, in 1981 from Princeton University. She attended Worcester College, Oxford University, as Princeton’s Daniel M. Sachs Graduating Fellow, and received an M. Phil. in 1983.