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President Obama today announced that he will be nominating Solicitor General Elena Kagan to replace retiring Associate Justice John Paul Stevens on the U.S. Supreme Court. Kagan would be the fourth woman ever to serve on the high court, and her confirmation would mark the first time three women had served at the same time.

Kagan has been the Solicitor General since last March, and in that position she has argued several cases before the Supreme Court. Prior to her appointment, Kagan served as Dean of Harvard Law School. She has also worked in the Clinton White House and taught law at Harvard Law and the University of Chicago, where she met the president.

Kagan has no prior judicial experience other than arguing a few cases before the Supreme Court this term.

The Senate Judiciary Committee will likely take up the nomination before the July 4 recess.