Yes — Elena Kagan is left-handed.
Elena Kagan is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. She was nominated by President Barack Obama on May 10, 2010, and took her seat on August 7, 2010. She is the fourth woman to serve on the nation's highest court, bringing a distinguished background in law and academia to the bench.
Prior to her appointment to the Supreme Court, Justice Kagan served as the Solicitor General of the United States from 2009 to 2010. In this role, she represented the federal government before the Supreme Court, arguing numerous cases and holding the distinction of being the first woman to hold the position.
Before her time as Solicitor General, Kagan had a prominent career in legal education. She was the Dean of Harvard Law School from 2003 to 2009, making her the first woman to lead the institution. Her deanship was marked by efforts to reform the curriculum and increase faculty diversity, leaving a lasting impact on one of the nation's top law schools.
Born in New York City in 1960, Elena Kagan earned her undergraduate degree from Princeton University, a Master of Philosophy from Worcester College, Oxford, and her Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School. She clerked for Judge Abner J. Mikva of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and for Justice Thurgood Marshall of the U.S. Supreme Court, building a formidable foundation for her future legal career.
