Date of Birth: April 28, 1960
Zodiac Sign: Taurus
Biography
Elena Kagan is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. She was born on April 28, 1960, in New York City. Kagan grew up on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, where she attended Hunter College High School. She graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University in 1981 with an A.B. in History, where she was also the editor of the Princeton University Press. She then earned a Master of Philosophy in Politics at the University of Oxford and later graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1986, where she was supervisory editor of the Harvard Law Review. Kagan began her legal career as a law clerk for Judge Abner Mikva of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and later for Justice Thurgood Marshall of the U.S. Supreme Court. She then worked in private practice and served as a professor at the University of Chicago Law School. Kagan also worked in the Clinton administration as Associate Counsel to the President and later as Deputy Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy. In 2003, she became the first female dean of Harvard Law School. In 2009, President Barack Obama appointed her as the first female Solicitor General of the United States. She was nominated by Obama to the Supreme Court in May 2010 and was confirmed by the Senate in August 2010, making her the fourth woman to serve on the Court.
5 Interesting Facts about Elena Kagan
1. Elena Kagan was the first female dean of Harvard Law School.
2. She is the first woman to serve as Solicitor General of the United States.
3. Kagan is the fourth woman to be appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
4. She never served as a judge before her Supreme Court appointment, a rare occurrence in modern times.
5. Kagan is known for her sharp wit and engaging questions during oral arguments.
5 Most Interesting Quotes from Elena Kagan
1. “We live in a real world. Come back to it.”
2. “I think it’s very important that the law keep up with society.”
3. “When you go into court, you are putting your fate in the hands of twelve people who weren’t smart enough to get out of jury duty.”
4. “The law matters because it keeps us safe, because it protects our most fundamental freedoms, and because it is the foundation of our democracy.”
5. “I always say the more interesting opinions are the ones where you disagree with someone.”
Highest Net Worth Achieved
Elena Kagan’s highest net worth is estimated to be around $1 million.
Children
Elena Kagan does not have any children.
Relevant Links
2. [Elena Kagan – Oyez](https://www.oyez.org/justices/elena_kagan
3. [Elena Kagan – Britannica](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Elena-Kagan
4. [Elena Kagan – Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Elena_Kagan
5. [Elena Kagan – The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/topic/person/elena-kagan
