Elena Kagan - Obama Presidency Oral History Back Elena Kagan Index / People Transcripts Pete Rouse ...time. And the second nomination we had, Elena Kagan , was Bob Bauer. And they ran th... ...your final decision. You mentioned Justice Kagan , who, of course, the presiden... Jim Messina ...to say a little bit nicer things about Justice Kagan ,” for instance. And that was it. I'... ...from the court, the president nominated Elena Kagan . Some criticism of that choice emerge... Ronald Klain ...from the court, the president nominated Elena Kagan . Had Justice Kagan been considered fo... ...president nominated Elena Kagan. Had Justice Kagan been considered for Justice Sotomayor'... ...was a logical second choice for him. Justice Kagan had less experience as a judge tha... ...criticism that developed on the left to Justice Kagan 's nomination. Did that criticis... ...helpful. You at one point defended Justice Kagan as “pragmatic” and “very clearly ... ...Senator Jeff Sessions ultimately asked Justice Kagan if she agreed with you... ...from the other side, and I thought Justice Kagan 's answers to those questions in th... ...the plan, and the result was that Elena Kagan got confirmed. Thanks for that. ... Show more... Katie Johnson ...we expected. I was there for both [Elena] Kagan 's and [Sonia M.] Sotomayor'... Valerie Jarrett ...did the right thing with her and with Elena Kagan . But the women's rights groups wer... ...to nominating Justice Sotomayor and Justice Kagan , to look for qualified candidates. A... Related Topics go to the Science Science go to the LGBTQ Policy LGBTQ Policy go to the Immigration Immigration go to the Supreme Court Supreme Court go to the Wartime Presidency Wartime Presidency