Elena Kagan is a Supreme Court nominee who was nominated by President Barack Obama in 2010. She is the first woman to serve as Solicitor General of the United States and the fourth woman to be nominated to the Supreme Court. Kagan has served as a professor at Harvard Law School and was the Dean of Harvard Law School from 2003 to 2009. She has also served as a clerk for Justice Thurgood Marshall and has argued several cases before the Supreme Court. Kagan is known for her progressive views on social issues and her commitment to civil rights.