His lifestyle was spare — yogurt and an apple, consumed at his desk, was a typical lunch — and he shunned Washington’s social scene.

The Supreme Court said Souter died “peacefully” on Thursday at his home in New Hampshire, but did not disclose the cause.

On the high court from 1990 to 2009, he saw his role as one of quiet resistance against excess and dramatic change.

Former Supreme Court Justice David Souter, a low-key New England Republican who was an unexpectedly liberal voice in his 18 years on the nation’s top court, died at his home Thursday, the Supreme ...

QUOTE, UNCOMMON WISDOM AND KINDNESS. RETIRED SUPREME COURT JUSTICE DAVID SOUTER PASSED AWAY THURSDAY AT HIS NEW HAMPSHIRE HOME. THE MASSACHUSETTS NATIVE GRADUATED FROM HARVARD, WAS A RHODES ...

In his beloved New Hampshire, as on the US Supreme Court bench, David H. Souter was often willing to go it alone — hiking solo to the top of many of the state’s 48 mountains that exceed 4,000 ...

Born in Melrose on Sept. 17, 1939, but identified with New Hampshire, David Souter was in some ways the mirror opposite of Daniel Webster, born in New Hampshire but a senator from Massachusetts.

May saw the death of a retired U.S. Supreme Court justice who came the high court as a Republican but became a favorite among ...

A celebrity, said historian Daniel Boorstin, is someone known for his or her well-knownness. David H. Souter, who died on May 8 at 85, was the anti-celebrity. He came to ...

A couple of years ago, this paper ran an appreciation I had written about former Supreme Court Justice David Souter. It was ...

Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter, who retired from the court in 2009, has died. He was 85. Souter died Thursday at his home in New Hampshire. Sign up for our Newsletters A longtime ...

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