Litigation

69 Law Deans Endorse Kagan

By Peter Hardin

Sixty-nine law school deans have endorsed in a letter the confirmation of Elena Kagan, who once led Harvard Law School, to the Supreme Court.

?Elena Kagan has, over the course of her career, consistently exhibited patience, a willingness to listen and an ability to lead, alongside enormous intelligence,? stated the letter signed by Larry D. Kramer, the dean of Stanford Law School, on behalf of his fellow deans, according to a New York Times blog.

?The same qualities that enabled her to unify what some described as a fractious campus will serve the nation, and the Constitution, well.?

Dean Joseph Kearney of the Marquette University Law School, who makes a practice of not signing such letters, joined the others in a conference call arranged by the White House. Kearney, who clerked for Justice Antonin Scalia, praised Kagan’s leadership at Harvard, the Associated Press reported.

To find out more about Kagan and the nomination process, check out Gavel Grab or Justice at Stake?s ?Replacing Justice Stevens? page.

Full post as published by The Gavel on June 16, 2010 (boomark / email).