Justice David Souter, a single man, could have been the toast of the town in D.C. But that’s not the life he wanted.

Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter, who retired from the court in 2009, has died. He was 85. Souter died Thursday ...

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The late justice was picked to be a reliable conservative vote on the court. But he drifted left—and the right has never ...

Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter, a Republican who became a darling of liberals during his nearly 20 years on the bench, has died. He was 85.(2008 File Photo / The Associated Press) ...

Retired Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter has died at age 85. The ascetic bachelor and New Hampshire Republican became a darling of liberals during his nearly 20 years on ...

Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter died at his home in New Hampshire yesterday. He was 85. In a statement today, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote this of Souter - he brought uncommon ...

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 ...

Retired Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter, the ascetic bachelor and New Hampshire Republican who became a favorite of ...

David Souter, who died on Thursday at age 85, was perhaps the most important Supreme Court justice of the late twentieth century. His appointment to the high court in 1990 was meant to cement the ...

David Souter, the 150th U.S. Supreme Court Justice, died on May 8, 2025 at the age of 85. I’ve read dozens of obituaries and essays about him since then. Just about every one noted that he had ...