President Barack Obama on Monday nominated Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court, declaring she would demonstrate the same independence, integrity and passion for the law exhibited by retiring Justice John Paul Stevens.
If confirmed by the Senate, Kagan would become the third woman on the high court. Obama introduced her in the White House East Room as "my friend."
The former Harvard Law School dean "is widely regarded as one of the nation's foremost legal minds," Obama said.
Kagan, 50, said she was "honored and humbled by this nomination." She called it "the honor of a lifetime."
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