You here tonight on the second letter on the Supreme Court. Were very privileged tonight to have as our host, Justice Kagan. She will be introducing our distinguished speaker very shortly. Let me just tell you a few things about Justice Kagan you may or may not know already. Born in new york, raised in new york, educated at princeton, oxford, and Harvard Law School. Then came a clerk to judge abner mikvah on the d. C. Circuit judge, followed by a clerkship with Justice Thurgood marshall here on the Supreme Court. And a couple years of law practice, then in 1991, entering academia, teaching at the university of chicago law school, where she met professor barack obama. Two years later, invited back to washington tow ork to work for the Senate Judiciary committee at the request of the chairman, then senator joe biden. Two years later, judge mikvah becomes white House Counsel for president clinton. Justice kagan is asked to come to the white house, serve as associate white House Counsel. S
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In brown vs. The board of education. In that case the Supreme Court outlawed racial segregation of schools. Good evening and welcome to everybody. Im a Vice President of the Supreme Court Historical Society and delighted to see everybody here tonight in our second lecture of the leon silverman series on dissents in the Supreme Court. Were very privileged tonight to have as our host Justice Kagan. She will be introducing our distinguished speaker very shortly. Let me just tell you a few things about Justice Kagan. You may or may not know. Born in new york, raised in new york, educated at princeton, oxford, and Harvard Law School. Then became a clerk to judge abner mikva on the d. C. Circuit followed by a clerkship with justi Justice Thurgood marshall here at the Supreme Court. Then a law practice and in 1991 entering academia teaching at the university of Chicago Law School where she met professor barack obama. Two years later invited back to washington to work for the Senate Judiciary
Mikvah on the d. C. Circuit judge, followed by a clerkship with Justice Thurgood marshall here on the Supreme Court. And a couple years of law practice, then in 1991, entering academia, teaching at the university of chicago law school, where she met professor barack obama. Two years later, invited back to washington tow ork to work for the Senate Judiciary committee at the request of the chairman, then senator joe biden. Two years later, judge mikvah becomes white House Counsel for president clinton. Justice kagan is asked to come to the white house, serve as associate white House Counsel. Stays there for a couple years. Two more years in domestic policy roles on behalf of the Clinton Administration and the white house. Then president clinton nominates Justice Kagan to be a judge on the d. C. Circuit judge, but the republicans have no interest in confirming judges at that time so that doesnt come to pass. She then returns to academia, this time at Harvard Law School, joining the facult
Thank you, jerry, so much. As you can tell from that introduction, before coming here, i couldnt keep a job. Jerry, thank you for everything you do for the Supreme Court Historical Society and everything that the Supreme Court Historical Society does for the Supreme Court. The Historical Society does extremely important work in reminding people of the importance of our constitution and our judicial system and its history. And were deeply appreciative. This evening marks the second of the societys 2019 leon silverman lecture series, which is devoted this year to dissents and the spupreme court. On my way over here, professor driver and also jerry libin reminded me that ive written a few of those. Tonights speaker is professor justin driver, professor of law at yale law school. He teaches and writes in the area of constitutional law, and hes the author, most recently, of a book called the schoolhouse gate public education, the Supreme Court, and the battle for the american mind. That boo