FILE - David Souter, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, is shown, Dec. 1993. (AP Photo/Marcy Nighswander, File) WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter, the ascetic ...

FILE - David Souter, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, is shown, Dec. 1993. (AP Photo/Marcy Nighswander, File) Marcy Nighswander ...

Retired Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter, the ascetic bachelor and New Hampshire Republican who became a favorite of liberals during his nearly 20 years on the bench, has died. He was 85.

The late former Supreme Court Justice David Souter was unusual in many ways, and we won’t see his like again. But we shouldn’t let his supposed eccentricity overshadow his dedication to the ...

I knew that Justice David Souter—who died last week at 85—was different from the moment I first met him. Federal judges dream of ascending to the highest court in the land, senators picture ...

David Souter remembered in New Hampshire as ‘brilliant, thoughtful, kind’ By Amanda Gokee and Bryan Marquard Globe Staff,Updated May 9, 2025, 6:16 p.m.

Souter, then a Superior Court judge, was seated at a table with my wife and me. At 32, this attorney called Souter “Judge,” no matter that I had known him prior to being on the bench. Souter, who as a ...

David Souter, the former U.S. Supreme Court justice who died at 85 on Thursday, was sometimes mistakenly thought to have turned into a liberal after being nominated by President George H.W. Bush ...

No David Souter – who nearly resigned in agony over the court’s nakedly partisan interference to decide the 2000 presidential election, who would not countenance the push by John Roberts and ...

WASHINGTON — Retired Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter, the ascetic bachelor and New Hampshire Republican who became a favorite of liberals during his nearly 20 years on the bench, has died.

“Justice David Souter served our Court with great distinction for nearly twenty years. He brought uncommon wisdom and kindness to a lifetime of public service," Chief Justice John Roberts said.