After being sworn in on Friday, Solicitor General Elena Kagan was formally presented to the Supreme Court Monday morning in a brief but historic ceremony. Kagan is the first woman to hold the position.
Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. began by summoning Deputy Solicitor General Edwin Kneedler to the lectern. Noting that Kneedler had served as acting solicitor general between Jan. 20 and last Friday, Roberts said the Court joined him in thanking the veteran career deputy for “a job well done.” Kneedler thanked Roberts and said he had “the honor to present” Kagan to the Court. Roberts, who swore in Kagan Friday at a closed ceremony in his chambers, greeted her as she reached the lectern and said, “We wish you well.” Kagan responded it will be “an honor to serve.”
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