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 president
- 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, Biographical Directory of Article III Judges. Party shown is the party of the appointing president, which is a fact about the president, not about the judge.
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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June 30panel identified Sat on the panel in Trump v. Barbara
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June 30panel identified Sat on the panel in West Virginia v. B. P. J.
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June 30
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June 29panel identified Sat on the panel in Trump v. Slaughter
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June 29panel identified Sat on the panel in Watson v. Republican National Committee
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June 29panel identified Sat on the panel in Trump v. Cook
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June 29opinion issued Authored the opinion in Chatrie v. United States
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June 25panel identified Sat on the panel in Monsanto v. Durnell
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June 25panel identified Sat on the panel in Mullin v. Al Otro Lado
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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 23panel identified Sat on the panel in Pung v. Isabella County
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
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| Trump v. Barbara | 25-365 | Decided | June 30, 2026 | |
| National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Comm'n | 24-621 | Decided | June 30, 2026 | Authored |
| West Virginia v. B. P. J. | 24-43 | Decided | June 30, 2026 | |
| Chatrie v. United States | 25-112 | Decided | June 29, 2026 | Authored |
| Watson v. Republican National Committee | 24-1260 | Decided | June 29, 2026 | |
| Trump v. Slaughter | 25-332 | Decided | June 29, 2026 | |
| Trump v. Cook | 25A312 | Decided | June 29, 2026 | |
| Monsanto v. Durnell | 24-1068 | Decided | June 25, 2026 | |
| Mullin v. Doe | 25-1083 | Decided | June 25, 2026 | Authored |
| Mullin v. Al Otro Lado | 25-5 | Decided | June 25, 2026 | |
| Wolford v. Lopez | 24-1046 | Decided | June 25, 2026 | Authored |
| Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Corporación Cimex, S. A. (Cuba) | 24-699 | Decided | June 23, 2026 | Authored |
| Pung v. Isabella County | 25-95 | Decided | June 23, 2026 | |
| Landor v. Louisiana Dept of Corrections and Public Safety | 23-1197 | Decided | June 23, 2026 | |
| Blanche v. Lau | 25-429 | Decided | June 23, 2026 | |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. v. Doe | 24-856 | Decided | June 23, 2026 | |
| McCarthy v. Hernandez | 25-748 | Decided | June 22, 2026 | |
| Hunter v. United States | 24-1063 | Decided | June 18, 2026 | Authored |
| T. M. v. University of Md. Medical System Corporation Revisions: 6/19/26 | 25-197 | Decided | June 18, 2026 | |
| United States v. Hemani | 24-1234 | Decided | June 18, 2026 |
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 |
| Lead opinion | 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 |
| Lead opinion | Hunter v. United States | Supreme Court | June 18, 2026 |
| Lead opinion | Abouammo v. United States | Supreme Court | June 11, 2026 |
| Dissent | FS Credit Opportunities Corp. v. Saba Capital Master Fund, Ltd. | 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 |
| Lead opinion | Olivier v. City of Brandon | Supreme Court | March 20, 2026 |
| Lead opinion | Geo Group, Inc. v. Menocal | Supreme Court | Feb. 25, 2026 |
| Concurrence in part | Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump | Supreme Court | Feb. 20, 2026 |
| Lead opinion | Case v. Montana | Supreme Court | Jan. 14, 2026 |
| Lead opinion | FCC v. Consumers' Research | Supreme Court | June 27, 2025 |
| Dissent | Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton | Supreme Court | June 27, 2025 |
| Dissent | McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates, Inc. v. McKesson Corp. | Supreme Court | June 20, 2025 |
| Dissent | United States v. Skrmetti | Supreme Court | June 18, 2025 |
| Lead opinion | Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos | Supreme Court | June 5, 2025 |