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Elena Kagan

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Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since 2010

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Elena Kagan is an American judge, lawyer, and jurist who has served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and as the Solicitor General of the United States. Born in New York City in 1960, she is a citizen of the United States and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Her educational background includes studies at Princeton University, Worcester College, and Harvard Law School.

Kagan has held positions at Harvard University, the University of Chicago, and the Executive Office of the President of the United States. She previously clerked for Abner Mikva and Thurgood Marshall. Her work locations have included Washington, D.C., Chicago, and Cambridge. She speaks English and identifies with Judaism.

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  • Pesnchinka na sineĭ trope
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  • Essential Scalia
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  • I love Justice Marshall. He did an enormous amount for me. But if you confirm me to this position, you will get Justice Kagan. You won't get Justice Marshall, and that's an important thing.
  • My politics would be, must be, have to be, completely separate from my judgment.
  • I think people are great in many different ways. So, I think some justices are great because they have extraordinary wisdom, they have an understanding of how to apply the law in their times … in a way that's completely consistent with … the text of the law and the purposes of the law, and in a way that's completely right for the times in which they live in.

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Key facts

Appointed by
Barack Obama
Preceded by
John Paul Stevens
President
Barack Obama
Deputy
Neal Katyal
Succeeded by
Neal Katyal (acting)
Born
( 1960-04-28 ) April 28, 1960 (age 66) , New York City , New York , U.S.
Party
Democratic
Education
Princeton University ( BA ) Worcester College, Oxford ( MPhil ) Harvard University ( JD )

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Given name
Elena
Family name
Kagan
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
New York City
Occupation
jurist
Languages spoken
English language
Religion
Judaism
Image
Elena Kagan Official SCOTUS Portrait (2013).jpg
Work location
Cambridge
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Encyclopedic overview

Elena Kagan (/ˈkeɪɡən/ KAY-gən; 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. After graduating from Princeton University, Worcester College, Oxford, and Harvard Law School, she clerked for a federal Court of Appeals judge and for Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. She began her career as a professor at the University of Chicago Law School, leaving to serve as Associate White House Counsel, and later as a policy adviser under President Bill Clinton. After a nomination to the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, which expired without action, she became a professor at Harvard Law School and was later named its first female dean.

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