Elena Kagan to become Supreme Court's 112th justice
From Ballotpedia
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]
- August 5, 2010: U.S. Senate votes to confirm[6]
Footnotes
- ↑ 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
