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David H. Souter

Seat:: Associate Justice
Appointed by:: George H. W. Bush
Senate confirmation:: Oct 2, 1990
Recorded service:: Oct 29, 1990 – Jun 29, 2009
Lived:: Sep 17, 1939 – May 8, 2025

In plain language

David H. Souter, associate justice.
Appointed by George H. W. Bush; confirmed October 2, 1990.
Court service October 29, 1990 to June 29, 2009.

Decisions on record (1745)

ConcurrenceApr 29, 1996 · October Term 1995
Charles Carlisle v. United States
MajorityApr 23, 1996 · October Term 1995
Herbert Markman and Positek, Inc. v. Westview Instruments, Inc. and Althon Enterprises, Inc.
MajorityApr 23, 1996 · October Term 1995
Holly Farms Corporation et al. v. National Labor Relations Labor Board et al.
MajorityApr 16, 1996 · October Term 1995
Byron Keith Cooper v. Oklahoma
DissentApr 9, 1996 · October Term 1995
Michael Bowersox, Superintendent, Potosi Correctional Center v. Doyle J. Williams
MajorityApr 1, 1996 · October Term 1995
James O'connor v. Consolidated Coin Caterers Corporation
MajorityApr 1, 1996 · October Term 1995
Larry Grant Lonchar v. Albert G. Thomas, Warden
MajorityApr 1, 1996 · October Term 1995
Liang-Houh Shieh v. Edward Kakita et al.
MajorityMar 27, 1996 · October Term 1995
United States, Federal Communications Commission and Janet Reno, Attorney General v. Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia et al.
DissentMar 27, 1996 · October Term 1995
Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida et al.
ConcurrenceMar 27, 1996 · October Term 1995
Fortis Morse, Kenneth Curtis Bartholomew and Kimberly J. Enderson v. Republican Party of Virginia et al.
MajorityMar 27, 1996 · October Term 1995
Tommy L. Rutledge v. United States
MajorityMar 26, 1996 · October Term 1995
Barnett Bank of Marion County, N. A. v. Bill Nelson, Florida Insurance Commissioner, et al.
MajorityMar 20, 1996 · October Term 1995
Wisconsin v. City of New York et al.
MajorityMar 19, 1996 · October Term 1995
Alan Meghrig, et al. v. Kfc Western, Inc.
MajorityMar 19, 1996 · October Term 1995
Varity Corporation v. Charles Howe et al.
MajorityMar 18, 1996 · October Term 1995
Thomas Dalton, Director, Arkansas Department of Human Services et al. v. Little Rock Family Planning Services et al.
MajorityMar 4, 1996 · October Term 1995
Hercules Incorporated, et al. v. United States
DissentMar 4, 1996 · October Term 1995
Tina B. Bennis v. Michigan
DissentFeb 27, 1996 · October Term 1995
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., et al. v. Lawrence Epstein, et al.
MajorityFeb 27, 1996 · October Term 1995
Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Hiles
MajorityFeb 26, 1996 · October Term 1995
Sylvester Jones v. Abc-Tv et al.
Did not participateFeb 26, 1996 · October Term 1995
United States of America v. State of Maine et al.
MajorityFeb 21, 1996 · October Term 1995
John W. Behrens v. Robert J. Pelletier
MajorityFeb 21, 1996 · October Term 1995
Fulton Corporation v. Janice H. Faulkner, Secretary of Revenue of North Carolina
MajorityFeb 21, 1996 · October Term 1995
D. Grant Peacock v. Jack L. Thomas
MajorityJan 22, 1996 · October Term 1995
Meirl Gilbert Neal v. United States
MajorityJan 22, 1996 · October Term 1995
Robert Attwood v. Harry K. Singletary, Jr., Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
MajorityJan 17, 1996 · October Term 1995
Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Robert F. Lundy
MajorityJan 17, 1996 · October Term 1995
Bank One Chicago, N. A. v. Midwest Bank & Trust Company
MajorityJan 16, 1996 · October Term 1995
Marjorie Zicherman, Etc., et al. v. Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd.
MajorityJan 9, 1996 · October Term 1995
Yamaha Motor Corporation, U. S. A., et al. v. Lucien B. Calhoun, et Al., Individually and As Administrators of the Estate of Calhoun, Deceased
MajorityJan 8, 1996 · October Term 1995
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, et al. v. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company, et al.
MajorityJan 8, 1996 · October Term 1995
Alexis Lawrence, Guardian and Next Friend on Behalf of Kemmerlyn D. Lawrence, a Minor v. Shirley S. Chater, Commissioner of Social Security
MajorityJan 8, 1996 · October Term 1995
Anthony Leo Stutson v. United States
MajorityDec 6, 1995 · October Term 1995
Roland J. Bailey v. United States
MajorityDec 5, 1995 · October Term 1995
Things Remembered, Inc. v. Anthony A. Petrarca
MajorityDec 4, 1995 · October Term 1995
State of Louisiana v. State of Mississippi et al.
MajorityNov 29, 1995 · October Term 1995
Carl Thompson v. Patrick Keohane, Warden, et al.
MajorityNov 28, 1995 · October Term 1995
William Field and Norinne Field v. Philip W. Mans
MajorityNov 28, 1995 · October Term 1995
National Labor Relations Board v. Town & Country Electric, Inc., and Ameristaff Personnel Contractors, Ltd.
ConcurrenceNov 7, 1995 · October Term 1995
Joseph Libretti v. United States
MajorityOct 31, 1995 · October Term 1995
Citizens Bank of Maryland v. David Strumpf
MajorityOct 31, 1995 · October Term 1995
Louisiana v. Mississippi et al.
MajorityOct 30, 1995 · October Term 1995
Lem Davis Tuggle, Jr. v. J. D. Netherland, Warden
DissentOct 10, 1995 · October Term 1995
Tana Wood, Superintendent, Washington State Penitentiary v. Dwayne Earl Bartholomew
DissentSep 14, 1995 · October Term 1994
J. D. Netherland, Warden v. Lem Davis Tuggle
ConcurrenceJun 29, 1995 · October Term 1994
Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board, et al. v. Vincent J. Pinette, Donnie A. Carr and Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
DissentJun 29, 1995 · October Term 1994
Ronald W. Rosenberger, et al. v. Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia et al.
DissentJun 29, 1995 · October Term 1994
Zell Miller, et al. v. Davida Johnson et al.