Elena Kagan Joins Supreme Court Justices

Elena Kagan has been confirmed Thursday as the U.S. Supreme Court’s 112th justice and the fourth woman in its history. The vote was 63-37 for President Barack Obama’s nominee to succeed retired Justice John Paul Stevens.

Elena Kagan will be sworn in Saturday afternoon at the court by Chief Justice John Roberts.

Kagan is the first Supreme Court nominee in nearly 40 years with no experience as a judge, and her swearing-in will mark the first time in history that three women will serve on the nine-member court together.