David Souter, a former Supreme Court justice appointed by George H.W. Bush, died 16 years after he retired from the bench in 2009. He was 85.

Former Supreme Court Justice David Souter, a Republican appointee who retired from the high court in 2009 after voting ...

WASHINGTON >> Bookish and reclusive jurist David Souter, who joined the U.S. Supreme Court as a supposed conservative ...

David Souter (1939–2025) liked facts, and facts are anathema to movement conservatives. Supreme Court Justice David Souter. Former Supreme Court justice David Souter died on Friday morning at ...

Following retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter’s passing last month, commentators memorialized the justice with ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON – Former Supreme Court Associate Justice David Souter, a Republican who sided with his liberal colleagues in many high-profile cases during his 19-year tenure, has died. He was 85.

His jurisprudence has been overshadowed by that of his showier colleagues but was a model of principled restraint.

Supreme Court Justice David Souter, who died last week at age 85, will probably not be remembered as the author of any truly momentous majority opinions, because he never really wrote any of those.

Judge David Souter with his right hand raised as Chief ... Souter's nearly two decades on the U.S. Supreme Court proved Sununu's assessment. As a justice, he was much closer to the moderate ...

There’s no reason to think the justices have been waiting for Souter’s death to start televising their public hearings, but it is a good reminder that the court’s proceedings should be televised, even ...

This article is part of a series on the legacy and jurisprudence of the late Justice David Souter. Kent Greenfield is Professor of Law and Dean’s Distinguished Scholar at Boston College. He […] ...