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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.
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.
May 9, 2024 · Elena Kagan 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). Kagan, the daughter of Robert Kagan, a lawyer, and Gloria Gittelman Kagan, an elementary school teacher, was raised in New York City.
Aug 4, 2020 · Learn how Elena Kagan, President Obama's second Supreme Court nominee, has influenced the court's rulings and reputation in her decade on the bench. Read about her career, style, challenges and achievements as a centrist and a diplomat.
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Apr 6, 2022 · Learn about Elena Kagan, the fourth woman and only current Jewish justice on the Supreme Court. Find out her age, education, party affiliation, family, major cases and opinions.
Apr 3, 2003 · The web page announces the appointment of Elena Kagan as the dean of Harvard Law School in 2003, after serving as a professor, a White House official, and a judge nominee. It also provides a brief biography of Kagan's academic and legal career, and praises her achievements and qualifications.
Oct 1, 2010 · Elena Kagan, the newest Supreme Court Justice, was an unsurprising choice for the US Supreme Court, but her judicial philosophy is hard to define.
