Elena Kagan to become Supreme Court's 112th justice
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August 5, 2010
Washington, D.C.: Today Elena Kagan was confirmed to the United States Supreme Court. The final vote in the Senate was 63-37. Five Republican Senators voted for the confirmation of Kagan and one Democratic Senator voted against confirmation. [1]
Kagan is expected to be sworn in next week. When she becomes a Supreme Court Justice, she will be the court's youngest member and the fourth female member in the body's history. [2]
Road to confirmation
- May 10, 2010: Kagan nominated to the court by President Obama [3]
- June 28, 2010 - July 2, 2010: Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing [4]
- August 5, 2010: U.S. Senate votes to confirm [6]
References
- ↑ NPR.org, "Senate Confirms Kagan To Supreme Court," August 5, 2010
- ↑ MSNBC.com, "Obama picks Elena Kagan for Supreme Court," May 10, 2010
- ↑ The White House Blog "One of the Nation's Leading Legal Minds: The President Nominates Elena Kagan for the Supreme Court'", May 10, 2010
- ↑ The Washington Post "Elena Kagan confirmation hearings to begin June 28", May 19, 2010
- ↑ CNN.com, "Senate Judiciary Committee approves Kagan nomination", July 20, 2010
- ↑ CNN.com, "Kagan confirmed to the Supreme Court," August 5, 2010
