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[[President Obama]] nominated Kagan on May 10, 2010 to fill the seat of retiring Supreme Court justice John Paul Stevens, with confirmation hearings scheduled to begin June 28.
[[President Obama]] nominated Kagan on May 10, 2010 to fill the seat of retiring Supreme Court justice John Paul Stevens, with confirmation hearings scheduled to begin June 28.
==Education==
==Education==
==Nomination to the Supreme Court==
==Nomination to the Supreme Court==
On May 10, 2010, President Obama nominated Kagan to fill the seat of retiring Supreme Court justice [[John Paul Stevens]]. The 50 year old (in 2010) Kagan has years of experience in the legal field but has never served on the judicial bench. nomination is confirmed, [[ABC]] news notes that if is confirmed, will be the third woman currently seated on the court, and would be the first time in [[American history]] that the Supreme Court has no [[Protestant]] members, as the Jewish Kagan would replace the sole [[Protestant]], Stevens. <ref>ABC news, ''The Conversation: Elena Kagan Nominated to Supreme Court'', May 10, 2010</ref> Due to her young age, Kagan could potentially serve decades on the Court, if the Lord tarries.
On May 10, 2010, President Obama nominated Kagan to fill the seat of retiring Supreme Court justice [[John Paul Stevens]]. The 50 year old (in 2010) Kagan has years of experience in the legal field but has never served on the judicial bench. nomination is confirmed, [[ABC]] news notes that if is confirmed, will be the third woman currently seated on the court, and would be the first time in [[American history]] that the Supreme Court has no [[Protestant]] members, as the Jewish Kagan would replace the sole [[Protestant]], Stevens. <ref>ABC news, ''The Conversation: Elena Kagan Nominated to Supreme Court'', May 10, 2010</ref> Due to her young age, Kagan could potentially serve decades on the Court, if the Lord tarries.
Documents from Kagan's service in the Clinton White House have served to reinforce the conception that Kagan is "a politically savvy, sometimes hard-edged strategist whose views of the Constitution are at odds with those of conservatives", one with "a sharp intellect and somewhat territorial; highly opinionated but eager to facilitate consensus."
Working with former President Bill Clinton, the Obama White House has sought to ensure that no revelation from the documents harms Kagan's chances.<ref>Associated Press, ''Kagan unscathed after revelations from past'', June 19. 2010</ref> While many liberals fear that Kagan is not liberal enough.<ref>Glenn Greenwald, ''The case against Elena Kagan'', Salon.com, April 13, 2010</ref> Republicans have expressed concern that records will not be fully produced in time for the committee to conduct a proper review before her confirmation hearings, which are scheduled to begin June 28.<ref>Mark Sherman, ''Kagan had role in Clinton White House’s big fights'', Associated Press, June 13, 2010</ref>
==Preparation by Bill Clinton==
==Preparation by Bill Clinton==
Relating to judicial activism, Kagan stated in her Oxford thesis, “Judges will often try to mold and steer the law in order to promote certain ethical values and achieve certain social ends. “Such activity is not necessarily wrong or invalid.” However, at her 2009 confirmation hearing for Solicitor General, she stated, “I think it is a great deal better for the elected branches to take the lead in creating a more just society than for courts to do so.” <ref>http://documents.nytimes.com/elena-kagan-documents#document/p305</ref>
Relating to judicial activism, Kagan stated in her Oxford thesis, “Judges will often try to mold and steer the law in order to promote certain ethical values and achieve certain social ends. “Such activity is not necessarily wrong or invalid.” However, at her 2009 confirmation hearing for Solicitor General, she stated, “I think it is a great deal better for the elected branches to take the lead in creating a more just society than for courts to do so.” <ref>http://documents.nytimes.com/elena-kagan-documents#document/p305</ref>
Due to her involvement in a number of cases involving key issues, it is expected that Kagan may have to excuse herself from 11 of the 24 cases which the court has consented to hear, beginning in October. Additionally, it is speculated that Kagan might eventually have to step aside from two to three dozen cases over the next few years.<ref>Mark Sherman, ''Kagan confirmation would affect major tobacco case'', Associated Press, June 14, 2010</ref>
Due to her involvement in a number of cases involving key issues, it is expected that Kagan may have to excuse herself from 11 of the 24 cases which the court has consented to hear, beginning in October. Additionally, it is speculated that Kagan might eventually have to step aside from two to three dozen cases over the next few years.<ref>Mark Sherman, ''Kagan confirmation would affect major tobacco case'', Associated Press, June 14, 2010</ref>