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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.
Oct 8, 1990 · Regarded by Republicans as a “home run” nomination to support their ideologies, Justice Souter furthered his status as an enigma and surprised everyone when he served on the Supreme Court of the United States and voted reliably with the court’s liberal members.
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.
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.”
Read about how U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter got to the Court, including his education, career, and confirmation process.
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. The result of his decision was the ...
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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.
