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David Hackett Souter (/ ˈ s uː t ər / SOO-tər; born September 17, 1939) is an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1990 until his retirement in 2009.
Apr 9, 2024 · David Hackett Souter (born September 17, 1939, Melrose, Massachusetts, U.S.) is an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1990 to 2009. Souter’s father was a bank manager and his mother a store clerk.
Sep 20, 2022 · But one of the justices who did retire to allow Obama to name his replacement was David Souter. He left the Court at 69, just months into Obama’s tenure.
- Timothy P. O'neill
Read about how U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter got to the Court, including his education, career, and confirmation process.
Sep 1, 2023 · The unassuming Justice David Souter confounded the hopes of the Republican Party and inspired a backlash that changed the Supreme Court. A special episode from WNYC’s “More Perfect.”
Jul 9, 2018 · As much as any single justice, David Souter—for who he was, and who he wasn’t—fundamentally altered the political terrain on which the coming confirmation battle will be fought.
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Oct 8, 1990 · Once on the Court, Souter’s personality and vision of the law became evident in his opinions. His writings reflected the influence of Justice Holmes and of the Harvard Law School, most notably in his decision in Washington v. Glucksberg (1997), when he discussed the value of the common law.
