And what my constitutional values are are wholly irrelevant to the job, and so neither you nor anyone else will know what they are.

Senate on March 19 2009 by a vote of 61 to 31 becoming the first woman to hold the position. Next to her photo was a quote from former Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter: "Government is itself an art one of the subtlest of arts. "Elena Kagan felt very strongly that there should be ritual bat mitzvah in the synagogue no less important than the ritual bar mitzvah.

Kagan was born and raised in New York City. After Senate confirmation Kagan was sworn in on August 7 2010 by Chief Justice John G. On May 10 2010 Obama nominated her to the Supreme Court to fill the vacancy from the impending retirement of Justice John Paul Stevens.