Kagan launched her academic career at the University of Chicago Law School. She became an assistant professor in 1991 and a tenured professor of law in 1995.
Теньюр ей дали всего за одну статью, опубликованную в чикагском же не peer-reviewed журнале.
Удивительно успешная карьера. Стать Верховным Судьей в 50 лет - это примерно как стать римским папой в сорок, правда римский папа гораздо менее значительная фигура.
Kagan was born to a Jewish family in New York City. She is the middle of three children of Gloria Gittelman Kagan and Robert Kagan. Kagan was a law clerk for Judge Abner Mikva