Cohen Statement on President Obama's Nomination of Elena Kagan to Supreme Court

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today issued the following statement on President Obama’s announcement that he will nominate Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the United States Supreme Court:

“Solicitor General Elena Kagan is considered one of our country’s best legal minds and has been a trailblazer throughout her career in public service. I applaud President Obama for making such an outstanding selection. Elena Kagan is intelligent, hard working, and committed to fairness and justice. She is going to make a great Associate Justice on the Supreme Court.”