How many women were serving on the Supreme Court when Kagan was nominated?
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When Elena Kagan was nominated to the Supreme Court in 2010, there were two women serving on the court: Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. O'Connor had been appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1981, and Ginsburg had been appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1993. Kagan was nominated by President Barack Obama to replace Justice John Paul Stevens, who had retired.
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