Elena Kagan biography
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Elena Kagan
Age: 50
Born: April 28, 1960
Birthplace: New York City
Hunter College High School; graduated 1977
Bachelor’s degree in history from Princeton University; graduated 1981
Master of philosophy degree from Oxford in 1983
Harvard Law School; graduated 1986
Experience:
Clerk for U.S. Circuit Court Judge Abner Mikva: 1986
Clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall: 1987
Professor, University of Chicago Law School: 1991-95
Associate White House Counsel: 1995
Domestic policy aide: 1996-99
Professor, Harvard Law School: 1999-2003
Dean, Harvard Law School: 2003-09
U.S. solicitor general: 2009-present
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