Elena Kagan

A Biography

Elena Kagan

A Biography

Meg Greene (Author)

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Readers seeking information about Elena Kagan—from her early life and her ascent to the Supreme Court to how she approaches questions of fairness, justice, equality, and civil rights—will find this biography engaging and invaluable.

Elena Kagan can be considered a "wild card" in terms of how she will vote and affect Supreme Court decisions. While largely considered a liberal, her lack of a judicial "track record" and previous work as Solicitor General lend an air of uncertainty as to how she will react to upcoming cases that have proven highly divisive and controversial.

This full-length biography sheds light on Elena Kagan's life, covering her college years at Princeton and her experience in law school as well as her legal career, which eventually led her to a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. Appropriate for high school, college, and adult readers, the book not only documents Justice Kagan's life, achievements, and the possibilities for the future, but also how Kagan is an inspiring role model who demonstrated independence, determination, and high achievement throughout her career.

Series Foreword
Introduction
Timeline: Events in the Life of Elena Kagan
Chapter 1 The Streets of New York
Chapter 2 Growing Up
Chapter 3 College Years
Chapter 4 Learning the Law
Chapter 5 The Makings of a Legal Scholar
Chapter 6 Practicing and Teaching
Chapter 7 At the White House
Chapter 8 Harvard and Washington
Chapter 9 Solicitor General
Chapter 10 Justice Kagan
Bibliography
Index

Product details

Published	Dec 09 2013
Format	Hardback
Edition	1st
Extent	192
ISBN	9781440828973
Imprint	Greenwood
Illustrations	10 bw illus
Dimensions	9 x 6 inches
Series	Greenwood Biographies
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing

Author

Meg Greene

Meg Greene is an independent scholar and prolific…

[T]he bibliography, table of contents, timeline, and index do make it useful for a student or teacher.

Association of Jewish Libraries
The thorough coverage begins with a look at each individual's formative years—such as Elena Kagan's Jewish immigrant family—and shows how these events shaped personal and career paths. . . . The book also devotes considerable attention to Kagan's legal arguments and even explains how she did not always agree with her esteemed boss. Black-and-white photos, time lines, and extensive bibliographies round out [this] solid bio.

Booklist
A concise, fairly thorough, and well-written biography.

ARBA
This biography is a well-written, heavily researched look into the path that Elena Kagan took throughout her life to get to the position of Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. . . . This creates a full, rich context for young readers. . . . Recommended.

Jewish Book Council