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- The justice whom Jackson will replace, Stephen Breyer, is Jewish, as is Elena Kagan, who remains on the court. 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.
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Apr 8, 2022 · The justice whom Jackson will replace, Stephen Breyer, is Jewish, as is Elena Kagan, who remains on the court. The remaining six justices -- John Roberts, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Sonia...
Jul 15, 2022 · With five, maybe six, Catholic conservative justices and one Catholic liberal justice (Sonia Sotomayor), seven out of nine justices are of the same religion. Justice Elena Kagan is Jewish and new Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has said she is a nondenominational Protestant.
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.
Jun 23, 2021 · Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2010, Elana Kagan became the second Jewish woman to serve as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. She joined the court after a distinguished government and academic career.
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.
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.
Oct 19, 2011 · Kagan grew up in the west side of Manhattan, and describes her family’s religious journey as “wandering Jews.” “My mother never really found a rabbi she liked, so we joined several synagogues...
