Solicitor General Elena Kagan
Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi
Elena Kagan's brief record as solicitor general is likely to attract much more attention soon, if she remains the seeming frontrunner on the changeable list of potential nominees to succeed Justice John Paul Stevens.
Kagan's decisions as SG prompt criticism
At the end of a week that saw a crop of new names floated as possible replacements for Justice John Paul Stevens, Solicitor General Elena Kagan remains at or near the top of the list. But that favored position has also made her an easy target, especially for liberals who warn she is too conservative to follow in Stevens' progressive footsteps.
Profiles of 12 lawyers on the short list
• Merrick Garland
• Jennifer Granholm
• Elena Kagan
• Harold Koh
• Martha Minow
• Carlos Moreno• Janet Napolitano
• Leah Ward Sears
• Sidney Thomas
• Elizabeth Warren
• Ann Williams
• Diane Wood
CHART:
The top Supreme Court contenders at a glance
