Kagan Confirmed To Supreme Court

American Voices • Supreme Court • courts • ISSUE 46•32 • Aug 9, 2010

With her confirmation by the U.S. Senate Thursday, former Harvard Law School dean Elena Kagan becomes the fourth woman to serve on the Supreme Court. What do you think?

“Is she nice? Because I just got another DUI, and I could really use a cool judge this time around.” ”
Johnny Benjamin –
Systems Analyst
“Now my daughters will know that they, too, can grow up to be the fourth woman on the Supreme Court." ”
Marianne Thomerson –
Wire Brusher
“I don't care how many women there are on the Supreme Court; I'm still going to refer to all of them as the Girl Judge.” ”
Lee Barnstable –
Unemployed

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