May 9
President Obama Announces Supreme Court Nominee
President Obama has announced Solicitor General of the United States, Elena Kagan as the nominee to fill the opening of retiring Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens.
President Obama called Stevens a “consistent voice of reason” and said he believes Kagan will “ultimately provide that same kind of leadership on the Court.” Kagan, 50, is the first female Solicitor General and was the first female Dean of the Harvard Law School. Her nomination must be confirmed by the Senate.
Here she is last month at HBO’s screening of their documentary, Sergio.
Samantha Power and Elena Kagan at HBO's screening of "Sergio," based on Power's' book about Sergio de Mello, Chief of the UN efforts in Baghdad.
