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==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. Kagan is the third woman currently seated on the court, and her confirmation marks the 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."
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."