Elena Kagan Through the Years

President Obama meets with Solicitor General Elena Kagan in the Oval Office April 30, 2010. Kagan is the first woman ever to hold the position of solicitor general, and has earned degrees from Princeton University, Oxford University, and Harvard Law School. Obama nominated her to the United States Supreme Court May 10, 2010, to fill the seat of Justice John Paul Stevens, who will retire. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)