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President Barack Obama appointed Justice Sotomayor to replace Justice David H. Souter, who retired at the end of June 2009. Sonia Sotomayor was confirmed by the Senate on August 6, 2009, and took the Oaths of Office on August 8, 2009.

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Justice Elena Kagan succeeded Justice John Paul Stevens, who joined the US Supreme Court in 1975 and and retired on June 29, 2010.

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Who is the newest Supreme Court Justice and in which city did the justice grow up?

Justice Elena Kagan joined the US Supreme Court in August 2010, and is currently the newest member. She grew up on the Upper West Side of New York City, NY.


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Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan are current Supreme Court justices. They are women. Sandra Day O'Connor is a former Supreme Court justice. She is also a woman. There are no constitutional qualifications for Supreme Court Justices. No age requirement, education requirement, or even a citizenship requirement. Never mind a protected class.


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President Barack Obama nominted Elena Kegan to the Supreme Court on May 10,2010. She was sworn in on August 7,2010.


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Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan are the only unmarried justices on the current Court (as of September 23, 2010). Justice David Souter, whom Sotomayor succeeded on the bench in 2009, was also unmarried.


Who did obama appoint to the supreme court?

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Who is the newest Supreme Court Justice and in which city did the justice grow up?

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When did Elena Kagan Supreme Court nomination happen?

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Who is a nominee currently on the US Supreme Court besides Elena Kagan?

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Who was the fourth woman ever to serve on the US Supreme Court?

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Does US Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan favor same-sex marriage?

Justice Kagan is likely to decide in favor of same-sex marriage if a convincing case is presented to the court.


Does a Supreme Court Justice have to be a male?

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Who is the only female Supreme Court justice?

Elena Kagan was sworn in on August 7, 2010.Kagan is the Court's 112th justice and its fourth female justice. She is the only member of the current court with no judicial experience; however, she is an expert on Constitutional Law.


What was the result of the Senate vote to confirm Elena Kagan as the 112th Supreme Court justice?

She was confirmed as the newest Supreme Court Justice by a vote of 63-37 in the Senate on August 5, 2010. (Of the "no" votes, 36 out of 37 came from Senate Republicans.)