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Elena Kagan

Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States

Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2010 and confirmed by the Senate 63–37, Elena Kagan is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. She earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1986. 106 opinions of the Court ↓ Sources ↓

Born
1960 · age 66
Appointed by
Barack Obama, 2010
Confirmed
63–37
Education
Princeton 1981 · Harvard Law School 1986
Succeeded
John Paul Stevens

Federal judicial service

YearCourtAppointed byVote
2010Supreme Court
succeeded John Paul Stevens
Obama (D)63–37

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 63–37 on August 5, 2010 · 111th Congress, Roll Call 229. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 63

56 D, 5 R, 2 I

Voted against · 37

1 D, 36 R

Education

Princeton UniversityA.B.1981
University of Oxford, Worcester CollegeM.Phil.1983
Harvard Law SchoolJ.D.1986

Opinions of the Court

Kagan delivered 106 opinions of the Court in the covered window (October Term 2010 – October Term 2025). Most cited: Biestek v. Berryhill (12,652 citations).

YearCaseCitationCited
2026Chatrie v. United States609 U.S. ___ (2026)–
2026Hunter v. United States608 U.S. ___ (2026)–
2026Abouammo v. United States608 U.S. ___ (2026)–
2026Olivier v. City of Brandon––
2026Geo Group, Inc. v. Menocal––
2026Case v. Montana––
2025FCC v. Consumers’ Research606 U.S. 656 (2025)12
2025Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos605 U.S. 280 (2025)17
2025Barnes v. Felix605 U.S. 73 (2025)122
2025Dewberry Group, Inc. v. Dewberry Engineers Inc.604 U.S. 321 (2025)2
2025Wisconsin Bell, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Heath604 U.S. 140 (2025)80
2025Royal Canin U. S. A. v. Wullschleger604 U.S. 22 (2025)403
2024Moody v. NetChoice, LLC603 U.S. 707 (2024)103
2024Smith v. Arizona602 U.S. 779 (2024)115
2024Chiaverini v. City of Napoleon602 U.S. 556 (2024)86
2024Harrow v. Department of Defense601 U.S. 480 (2024)47
2024Warner Chappell Music, Inc. v. Nealy601 U.S. 366 (2024)13
2024Muldrow v. City of St. Louis601 U.S. 346 (2024)330
2024Pulsifer v. United States601 U.S. 124 (2024)119
2023Counterman v. Colorado600 U.S. 66 (2023)216
2023United States ex rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources, Inc.599 U.S. 419 (2023)74
2023Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc. v. VIP Products LLC599 U.S. 140 (2023)48
2023Financial Oversight and Management Bd. for P. R. v. Centro De Periodismo Investigativo, Inc.598 U.S. 339 (2023)30
2023Axon Enterprise, Inc. v. FTC598 U.S. 175 (2023)104
2023Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. v. Hewitt598 U.S. 39 (2023)43
2022Becerra v. Empire Health Foundation, For Valley Hospital Medical Center597 U.S. 424 (2022)29
2022Nance v. Ward597 U.S. 159 (2022)110
2022Morgan v. Sundance, Inc.596 U.S. 411 (2022)620
2022Cassirer v. Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation596 U.S. 107 (2022)54
2022Badgerow v. Walters596 U.S. 1 (2022)280
2022Wooden v. United States595 U.S. 360 (2022)119
2021Minerva Surgical, Inc. v. Hologic, Inc.594 U.S. 559 (2021)19
2021Lange v. California594 U.S. 295 (2021)52
2021Borden v. United States593 U.S. 420 (2021)614
2021Sanchez v. Mayorkas593 U.S. 409 (2021)62
2021CIC Servs., LLC v. IRS593 U.S. 209 (2021)13
2021Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eighth Judicial Dist.592 U.S. 351 (2021)1735
2020Chiafalo v. Washington591 U.S. 578 (2020)37
2020Lomax v. Ortiz-Marquez590 U.S. 595 (2020)805
2020Banister v. Davis590 U.S. 504 (2020)755
2020Kelly v. United States590 U.S. 391 (2020)79
2020Kahler v. Kansas589 U.S. 271 (2020)60
2020Allen v. Cooper589 U.S. 248 (2020)126
2019Kisor v. Wilkie588 U.S. 558 (2019)1050
2019Iancu v. Brunetti588 U.S. 388 (2019)119
2019Gundy v. United States588 U.S. 128 (2019)435
2019Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC587 U.S. 370 (2019)191
2019Thacker v. TVA587 U.S. ___ (2019)–
2019Biestek v. Berryhill587 U.S. 97 (2019)12652
2019Sturgeon v. Frost587 U.S. 28 (2019)80
2019Madison v. Alabama586 U.S. 265 (2019)44
2018Ortiz v. United States585 U.S. 427 (2018)53
2018Lucia v. SEC585 U.S. 237 (2018)979
2018Sveen v. Melin584 U.S. 811 (2018)172
2018Sessions v. Dimaya584 U.S. 148 (2018)942
2017Maslenjak v. United States582 U.S. 335 (2017)92
2017Advocate Health Care Network v. Stapleton581 U.S. 468 (2017)97
2017Cooper v. Harris581 U.S. 285 (2017)259
2017Kindred Nursing Centers v. Clark581 U.S. 246 (2017)9
2017Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. v. Haeger581 U.S. 101 (2017)700
2017Manuel v. City of Joliet580 U.S. 357 (2017)1069
2017Fry v. Napoleon Community Schools580 U.S. 154 (2017)572
2016Voisine v. United States579 U.S. 686 (2016)299
2016Mathis v. United States579 U.S. 500 (2016)2769
2016Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.579 U.S. 197 (2016)213
2016Puerto RICO v. Sanchez Valle579 U.S. 59 (2016)125
2016Ross v. Blake578 U.S. 632 (2016)4310
2016Luna Torres v. Lynch578 U.S. 452 (2016)163
2016Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Manning578 U.S. 374 (2016)198
2016Federal Energy Regulatory Commission v. Electric Power Supply Association577 U.S. 260 (2016)186
2015Kimble v. Marvel Enterprises, Inc.576 U.S. 466 (2015)298
2015Mata v. Lynch576 U.S. 143 (2015)251
2015Henderson v. United States575 U.S. 622 (2015)141
2015Mach Mining, Llc, v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission575 U.S. 480 (2015)252
2015United States v. Kwai Fun Wong575 U.S. 402 (2015)249
2015Omnicare, Inc. v. Laborers Dist. Council Constr. Indus. Pension Fund575 U.S. 175 (2015)523
2015Kansas v. Nebraska and Colorado574 U.S. 445 (2015)–
2014Loughrin v. United States573 U.S. 351 (2014)–
2014United States v. Clarke573 U.S. 248 (2014)–
2014Abramski v. United States573 U.S. 169 (2014)–
2014Scialabba v. Cuellar De Osorio573 U.S. 41 (2014)–
2014Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community572 U.S. 782 (2014)477
2014Rosemond v. United States572 U.S. 65 (2014)698
2014Kaley v. United States571 U.S. 320 (2014)531
2013Matthew Robert Descamps, Petitioner v. United States570 U.S. 254 (2013)2997
2013American Trucking Associations, Inc., Petitioner v. City of Los Angeles, California, et al.569 U.S. 641 (2013)–
2013Oxford Health Plans Llc, Petitioner v. John Ivan Sutter569 U.S. 564 (2013)605
2013Vernon Hugh Bowman, Petitioner v. Monsanto Company et al.569 U.S. 278 (2013)–
2013US Airways, Inc., in Its Capacity as Fiduciary and Plan Administrator of the US Airways, Inc. Employee Benefits Plan, Petitioner v. James E. McCutchen et al.569 U.S. 88 (2013)286
2013Roselva Chaidez, Petitioner v. United States568 U.S. 342 (2013)962
2013Florida, Petitioner v. Clayton Harris568 U.S. 237 (2013)782
2012Carolyn M. Kloeckner, Petitioner v. Hilda L. Solis, Secretary of Labor568 U.S. 41 (2012)299
2012Evan Miller, Petitioner v. Alabama567 U.S. 460 (2012)6816
2012Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians v. Patchak567 U.S. 209 (2012)371
2012Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, Petitioner v. Carlos Martinez Gutierrez566 U.S. 583 (2012)103
2012Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd., et al., Petitioners v. Novo Nordisk A/s et al.566 U.S. 399 (2012)209
2012Michael Martel, Warden, Petitioner v. Kenneth Clair565 U.S. 648 (2012)170
2012National Meat Association, Petitioner v. Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General of California, et al.565 U.S. 452 (2012)–
2011Joel Judulang, Petitioner v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General565 U.S. 42 (2011)387
2011Alejandra Tapia, Petitioner v. United States564 U.S. 319 (2011)716
2011Keith Smith, et al., Petitioners v. Bayer Corporation564 U.S. 299 (2011)410
2011Ricky D Fox, Petitioner v. Judy Ann Vice, as Executrix of the Estate of Vice, et al.563 U.S. 826 (2011)1695
2011Bob Camreta, Petitioner v. Sarah Greene, Personally and as Next Friend of S. G., a Minor, and K. G., a Minor563 U.S. 692 (2011)–
2011Glen Scott Milner, Petitioner v. Department of the Navy562 U.S. 562 (2011)–
2011Csx Transportation, Inc., Petitioner v. Alabama Department of Revenue et al.562 U.S. 277 (2011)–
2011Jason M. Ransom, Petitioner v. Fia Card Services, N.a., Fka Mbna America Bank, N.a.562 U.S. 61 (2011)410

Opinions of the Court only: the Court’s slip-opinion tables don’t list dissents or concurrences separately. Earlier opinions arrive with the bound-volume ingest. Browse all Supreme Court opinions.

Questions & answers

Who appointed Elena Kagan?
President Barack Obama appointed Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court of the United States in 2010.
Was Elena Kagan appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
Elena Kagan was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Elena Kagan's confirmation vote?
The Senate confirmed Elena Kagan 63–37 on August 5, 2010.
Which court is Elena Kagan on?
Elena Kagan is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

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16 years on the Supreme Court of the United States. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).