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 ...

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

Souter continued hearing cases on the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for more than a decade after he left the high court, Roberts said. Sotomayor recalled the kindness of the man she succeeded ...

Souter had served on the Boston-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit for just more than four months before Bush picked him for the high court. He had previous served as a justice on the ...

David H. Souter, who served on the US Supreme Court from 1990 until his retirement in 2009, died at 85. Appointed by President George H.W. Bush, Souter was initially expected to align with ...

Souter also dissented from the decision in Bush v. Gore in 2000, which effectively handed the presidency to George W. Bush, the son of the man who put him on the high court.

David H. Souter, newly retired from the Supreme Court, is giving up his rustic family farmhouse in rural New Hampshire for an expansive residence in an upscale section of neighboring Hopkinton.

Souter said that before he attended his first meeting of the circuit conference, he called Brennan to ask if he had any message to pass on. “Just give them my love,” Souter quoted Brennan as ...

Justice David Souter, the 105th justice to be appointed to the Supreme Court, said Friday he plans to retire in June after more than 18 years on the bench.