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. After retiring to his beloved New ...

"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. After retiring to his beloved New ...

Politics Former justice David Souter, who ‘brought uncommon wisdom and kindness’ the court, dies at 85 Published: May. 09, 2025, 3:35 p.m.

"David Souter was a unique man with a special kindness and grace," she said. "He joined the court purely out of a sense of duty to the country. He loved his home in New Hampshire dearly and he ...

Supreme Court Justice David Souter listens to opening comments during the 80th session of the Ames Moot Court final competition at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. on Nov. 21, 1991.

Justice Souter was always a lawyer’s lawyer and a gentleman May 19 − To the Editor: It was my great pleasure and privilege to have met David Souter circa 1975-1976 when he was Deputy Attorney ...

The compassionate heart feels that action is required of them. It is not very different from what most people think of as kindness or generosity of heart. A judge’s first duty is to administer justice ...

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.

WASHINGTON -- Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter, a lifelong public servant, judicial moderate and advocate for humanities and civics education, has died. He was 85 years old.