Supreme Court
Elena Kagan
Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States
Appointment
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Title
- Associate Justice
- Appointed by
- Barack ObamaDemocratic
- Seat
- SCT0513
- Nominated
- May 10, 2010
- Committee hearing
- June 28, 2010
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)July 20, 2010
- Senate vote
- 63–37Roll Call
- Confirmed
- Aug. 5, 2010
- Commissioned
- Aug. 6, 2010
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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June 30
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June 29opinion issued Authored the opinion in Chatrie v. United States
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June 25opinion issued Dissented in Wolford v. Lopez
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June 25opinion issued Dissented in Mullin v. Doe
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June 23
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June 18opinion issued Authored the opinion in Hunter v. United States
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June 11opinion issued Authored the opinion in Abouammo v. United States
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June 11
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June 11opinion issued Authored the opinion in Abouammo v. United States
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May 21
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April 29opinion issued Dissented in Louisiana v. Callais
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March 31opinion issued Concurred in Chiles v. Salazar
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| Dissent | National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Comm'n | Supreme Court | June 30, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Chatrie v. United States | Supreme Court | June 29, 2026 |
| Dissent | Wolford v. Lopez | Supreme Court | June 25, 2026 |
| Dissent | Mullin v. Doe | Supreme Court | June 25, 2026 |
| Dissent | Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Corporación Cimex, S. A. (Cuba) | Supreme Court | June 23, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Hunter v. United States | Supreme Court | June 18, 2026 |
| Dissent | FS Credit Opportunities Corp. v. Saba Capital Master Fund, Ltd. | Supreme Court | June 11, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Abouammo v. United States | Supreme Court | June 11, 2026 |
| Writing | Abouammo v. United States | Supreme Court | June 11, 2026 |
| Dissent | Havana Docks Corp. v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. | Supreme Court | May 21, 2026 |
| Dissent | Louisiana v. Callais | Supreme Court | April 29, 2026 |
| Concurrence | Chiles v. Salazar | Supreme Court | March 31, 2026 |
| Writing | Olivier v. City of Brandon | Supreme Court | March 20, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Olivier v. City of Brandon | Supreme Court | March 20, 2026 |
| Dissent | Mirabelli v. Bonta | Supreme Court | March 2, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Geo Group, Inc. v. Menocal | Supreme Court | Feb. 25, 2026 |
| Concurrence in part | Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump | Supreme Court | Feb. 20, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Case v. Montana | Supreme Court | Jan. 14, 2026 |
| Writing | Case v. Montana | Supreme Court | Jan. 14, 2026 |
| Dissent | Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton | Supreme Court | June 27, 2025 |