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Elena Kagan Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of Associate Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan. She is the fourth woman to serve on the US Supreme Court.
Personal
Birth place: New York, New York
Birth name: Elena Kagan
Mother: Gloria (Gittelman) Kagan, teacher
Education: Princeton University, A.B., 1981, graduated summa cum laude; Worcester College, Oxford University, M. Phil., 1983; Harvard University, J.D., 1986, graduated magna cum laude
Religion: Jewish
Other Facts
Nicknamed “Shorty” by Thurgood Marshall. He was 6′ 2″; she is 5′ 3″.
Taught at the University of Chicago Law School at the same time as future US President Barack Obama.