Raines Feldman Littrell LLP Partner Robert S. Marticello Interviews

US Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan Speaks on Issues Facing the Judiciary

at 2026 Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference

July 23, 2026

Justice Kagan on Issues Facing the Judiciary

Justice Elena Kagan joined other jurists and legal professionals at the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference in Bellevue, Washington. Justice Kagan discussed the evolution of the Court and its handling of a shifting political landscape in the United States. During the discussion, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Judge Holly Thomas and business reorganization attorney Robert Marticello questioned Justice Kagan on the logistics of the Supreme Court’s expanded budget requests for 2027 and how the Court was grappling with higher political tensions across the country.