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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)

MajorityDec 2, 1996 · October Term 1996
United States et al. v. Laddie F. Jose, Trustee of Jose Business Trust, et al.
MajorityNov 18, 1996 · October Term 1996
Ohio v. Robert D. Robinette
MajorityNov 13, 1996 · October Term 1996
Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Yueh-Shaio Yang
MajorityNov 6, 1996 · October Term 1996
Vicky M. Lopez, et al. v. Monterey County, California, et al.
MajorityNov 4, 1996 · October Term 1996
California et al. v. Kenneth Duane Roy
MajorityOct 21, 1996 · October Term 1996
United States Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, et al. v. Legal Assistance for Vietnamese Asylum Seekers, Inc., et al.
MajorityJul 1, 1996 · October Term 1995
United States v. Winstar Corporation, et al.
MajorityJul 1, 1996 · October Term 1995
Pennsylvania v. Edwin Labron
ConcurrenceJun 28, 1996 · October Term 1995
Ellis Wayne Felker v. Tony Turpin, Warden
MajorityJun 28, 1996 · October Term 1995
Bd. of County Comm'rs v. Umbehr
MajorityJun 28, 1996 · October Term 1995
O'hare Truck Service, Incorporated, et al. v. City of Northlake et al.
ConcurrenceJun 28, 1996 · October Term 1995
Denver Area Educational Telecommunications Consortium, Inc., et al. v. Federal Communications Commission et al.
MajorityJun 26, 1996 · October Term 1995
Medtronic, Inc. v. Lora Lohr et Vir
MajorityJun 26, 1996 · October Term 1995
United States v. Virginia et al.
MajorityJun 26, 1996 · October Term 1995
Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee and Douglas Jones, Treasurer v. Federal Election Commission
MajorityJun 24, 1996 · October Term 1995
United States v. Guy Jerome Ursery
MajorityJun 24, 1996 · October Term 1995
Ray A. Lewis v. United States
ConcurrenceJun 24, 1996 · October Term 1995
Samuel A. Lewis, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, et al. v. Fletcher Casey, Jr., et al.
MajorityJun 24, 1996 · October Term 1995
William Gasperini v. Center for Humanities, Inc.
DissentJun 20, 1996 · October Term 1995
Coleman Wayne Gray v. J. D. Netherland, Warden
MajorityJun 20, 1996 · October Term 1995
James Griffin Lane v. Federico F. Pena, Secretary of Transportation, et al.
MajorityJun 20, 1996 · October Term 1995
United States v. Reorganized Cf&i Fabricators of Utah, Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 20, 1996 · October Term 1995
Antony Brown, et al. v. Pro Football, Inc., Dba Washington Redskins, et al.
ConcurrenceJun 17, 1996 · October Term 1995
Juan Melendez v. United States
DissentJun 17, 1996 · October Term 1995
Michael O. Leavitt, Governor of Utah, et Al., v. Jane L., et al.
MajorityJun 17, 1996 · October Term 1995
Arthur Calderon, Warden v. Charles Edward Moore, Jr.
DissentJun 13, 1996 · October Term 1995
Ruth O. Shaw, et al. v. James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor of North Carolina, et al.
DissentJun 13, 1996 · October Term 1995
George W. Bush, Governor of Texas, et al. v. Al Vera et al.
MajorityJun 13, 1996 · October Term 1995
Carrie Jaffee, Special Administrator for Ricky Allen, Sr., Deceased v. Mary Lu Redmond et al.
DissentJun 13, 1996 · October Term 1995
Montana v. James Allen Egelhoff
DissentJun 13, 1996 · October Term 1995
Stacey C. Koon v. United States
MajorityJun 10, 1996 · October Term 1995
Jason Richards, et al. v. Jefferson County, Alabama, et al.
MajorityJun 10, 1996 · October Term 1995
Michael A. Whren and James L. Brown v. United States
MajorityJun 10, 1996 · October Term 1995
Brian J. Degen v. United States
MajorityJun 10, 1996 · October Term 1995
Exxon Company, U. S. A., et al. v. Sofec, Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 10, 1996 · October Term 1995
United States v. International Business Machines Corporation
ConcurrenceJun 10, 1996 · October Term 1995
Lockheed Corporation, et al. v. Paul L. Spink
MajorityJun 3, 1996 · October Term 1995
Charles Quackenbush, California Insurance Commissioner, et al. v. Allstate Insurance Company
MajorityJun 3, 1996 · October Term 1995
Barbara Smiley v. Citibank (South Dakota), N. A.
ConcurrenceJun 3, 1996 · October Term 1995
Dwight J. Loving v. United States
MajorityJun 3, 1996 · October Term 1995
Auciello Iron Works, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
MajorityMay 28, 1996 · October Term 1995
Saul Ornelas and Ismael Ornelas-Ledesma v. United States
ConcurrenceMay 20, 1996 · October Term 1995
Bmw of North America, Inc. v. Ira Gore, Jr.
MajorityMay 20, 1996 · October Term 1995
Roy Romer, Governor of Colorado, et al. v. Richard G. Evans et al.
MajorityMay 20, 1996 · October Term 1995
Lloyd Henderson v. United States
MajorityMay 20, 1996 · October Term 1995
Doctor's Associates, Inc. and Nick Lombardi v. Paul Casarotto et Ux.
ConcurrenceMay 13, 1996 · October Term 1995
United States v. Christopher Lee Armstrong et al.
ConcurrenceMay 13, 1996 · October Term 1995
44 Liquormart, Inc. and Peoples Super Liquor Stores, Inc. v. Rhode Island and Rhode Island Liquor Stores Association
MajorityMay 13, 1996 · October Term 1995
United States v. Thomas R. Noland, Trustee for Debtor First Truck Lines, Inc.
MajorityMay 13, 1996 · October Term 1995
United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 751 v. Brown Group, Inc., Dba Brown Shoe Company