Elena Kagan

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Elena Kagan is a U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice, appointed in 2010, known for her incisive legal reasoning, influential dissents, and pragmatic liberal jurisprudence.

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instanceOf Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
human
judge
lawyer
academicDegree Bachelor of Arts
Juris Doctor
Master of Philosophy
appointedBy Barack Obama
Bill Clinton
countryOfCitizenship United States
dateOfBirth 1960-04-28
educatedAt Harvard Law School
Princeton University
Worcester College, Oxford NERFINISHED
employer Supreme Court of the United States
familyName Kagan
fieldOfStudy history
law
givenName Elena
ideologicalOrientation liberal jurisprudence
knownFor incisive legal reasoning
influential dissents
pragmatic liberal jurisprudence
languageSpoken English
memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
nominatedIn 2010
notableCharacteristic conversational writing style in judicial opinions
skillful questioning during oral arguments
notableWork majority and dissenting opinions on the U.S. Supreme Court
occupation jurist
lawyer
professor
partOf liberal wing of the Supreme Court of the United States
placeOfBirth New York
New York City
United States
positionHeld Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
previousPosition Associate White House Counsel
Dean of Harvard Law School
Deputy Director of the Domestic Policy Council
Professor at Harvard Law School
Solicitor General of the United States
religion Judaism
residence Washington, D.C.
sexOrGender female
startTime 2010-08-07
workLocation Washington, D.C.


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