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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.
Jul 9, 2018 · The blowback from Souter made the Supreme Court a key—if not the key—issue for conservatives when judging candidates for high office. The Trump campaign grasped this, to its huge advantage.
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. He spent his early childhood in a Boston suburb before his family moved to rural East Weare, New Hampshire, in 1950.
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He became a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit on May 25, 1990. President Bush nominated him as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court on July 23, 1990, and he took his seat October 2, 1990. Justice Souter served 18 years on the Court. He retired on June 29, 2009.
Read about how U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter got to the Court, including his education, career, and confirmation process.
Sep 20, 2022 · Retired justice David Souter, who turned 83 a few days ago, exemplifies the kind of humility and grace that receives scant attention in our celebrity-driven, 24/7 news-cycle world. By Timothy P. O’Neill. Sept 20, 2022, 3:00pm PDT.
Jan 1, 2010 · By HLS News Staff. Last spring, David Hackett Souter ’66—the U.S. Supreme Court’s 105th justice—announced his retirement and stepped down at the end of the term. The Bulletin asked four alumni who had firsthand experience with the justice for their reflections.
