AAUW Executive Director Linda D. Hallman, CAE, issued the following statement on President Barack Obama's nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court:
"With his nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan, the president has selected a woman who has been a trailblazer throughout her distinguished legal career, holding such positions as the first woman dean of Harvard Law School and first woman solicitor general of the United States. AAUW is pleased to note that, if confirmed, the Supreme Court will have three women justices serving concurrently for the first time in history-breaking through yet another barrier for women and girls. AAUW will carefully consider the totality of Solicitor General Kagan's record over the coming weeks. We look forward to the upcoming confirmation hearings and the candid answers of the nominee."

AAUW monitors the judicial nominations process because so many of our fundamental rights and liberties have been established and are protected by the federal courts. As such, AAUW supports moderate, fair-minded judges who are committed to upholding our constitutional values.

Diana Guarniere, Public Policy Chair