Kagan, Elena (1960–)
Kagan, Elena (1960–)
American lawyer and educator. Born April 28, 1960, in New York, NY; Princeton University, AB, 1981; Worcester College, Oxford, MPhil, 1983; Harvard Law School, JD, 1986.
Began career as clerk to Justice Thurgood Marshall; was professor of law, University of Chicago Law School (1995–97); during Clinton administration, was associate counsel to the president (1995–96) and deputy assistant to the president for domestic policy (1997–99); at Harvard, was visiting professor of law (1999–2001), professor (2001), then became the 1st woman dean of Harvard Law School (2003).
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