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David Hackett Souter

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States · 1990

David Hackett Souter , Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. The Senate voted 90–9 on the nomination on Oct 2, 1990 (Nomination Confirmed). David Hackett Souter ( SOO-tər; September 17, 1939 – May 8, 2025) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1990 to 2009. Appointed by President George H. W. Bush to fill the seat that had been vacated by William J. Brennan Jr., Souter was a member of both the Rehnquist and Roberts courts.

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Positions

  • Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States1990-10-09–2009-06-29

Senate confirmation votes

  • an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
    101st Congress · Nomination Confirmed    90–9 · Oct 2, 1990

Education

  • Harvard CollegeB.A., 1961
  • University of Oxford, Magdalen CollegeB.A., 1963
  • University of Oxford, Magdalen CollegeM.A., 1963
  • Harvard Law SchoolLL.B., 1966

Career

Rhodes Scholar, Magdalen College, Oxford University, 1961-1963; Private practice, Concord, New Hampshire, 1966-1968; Assistant attorney general, State of New Hampshire, 1968-1971; Deputy attorney general, State of New Hampshire, 1971-1976; Attorney general, State of New Hampshire, 1976-1978; Associate justice, Superior Court of New Hampshire, 1978-1983; Associate justice, Supreme Court of New Hampshire, 1983-1990

Biography

David Hackett Souter ( SOO-tər; September 17, 1939 – May 8, 2025) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1990 to 2009. Appointed by President George H. W. Bush to fill the seat that had been vacated by William J. Brennan Jr., Souter was a member of both the Rehnquist and Roberts courts.

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