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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)

MajorityMay 24, 1999 · October Term 1998
Charles H. Wilson, et Ux., et al. v. Harry Layne, Deputy United States Marshal, Etc., et al.
MajorityMay 24, 1999 · October Term 1998
Aurelia Davis, As Next Friend of Lashonda D. v. Monroe County Board of Education et al.
MajorityMay 17, 1999 · October Term 1998
Rita L. Saenz, Director, California Department of Social Services, et al. v. Brenda Roe and Anna Doe Etc.
MajorityMay 17, 1999 · October Term 1998
William J. Clinton, President of the United States, et al. v. James T. Goldsmith
ConcurrenceMay 17, 1999 · October Term 1998
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor of North Carolina, et al. v. Martin Cromartie et al.
ConcurrenceMay 17, 1999 · October Term 1998
Florida v. Tyvessel Tyvorus White
MajorityMay 17, 1999 · October Term 1998
Ruhrgas Ag v. Marathon Oil Company et al.
MajorityMay 17, 1999 · October Term 1998
State of New Jersey v. State of New York
MajorityMay 3, 1999 · October Term 1998
Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Juan Anibal Aguirre-Aguirre
MajorityMay 3, 1999 · October Term 1998
Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association v. 203 North Lasalle Street Partnership
MajorityMay 3, 1999 · October Term 1998
El Paso Natural Gas Company, et al. v. Laura Neztsosie et al.
MajorityApr 27, 1999 · October Term 1998
United States v. Sun-Diamond Growers of California
MajorityApr 21, 1999 · October Term 1998
United States v. Haggar Apparel Company
MajorityApr 20, 1999 · October Term 1998
Unum Life Insurance Company of America v. John E. Ward
MajorityApr 5, 1999 · October Term 1998
David Conn and Carol Najera v. Paul L. Gabbert
DissentApr 5, 1999 · October Term 1998
Wyoming v. Sandra Houghton
MajorityApr 5, 1999 · October Term 1998
Amanda Mitchell v. United States
MajorityApr 5, 1999 · October Term 1998
Murphy Brothers, Inc. v. Michetti Pipe Stringing, Inc.
MajorityMar 30, 1999 · October Term 1998
United States v. Jacinto Rodriguez-Moreno
MajorityMar 29, 1999 · October Term 1998
Ronald Dean Lowe v. Marcus Pogue et al.
MajorityMar 24, 1999 · October Term 1998
Minnesota, et al. v. Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa Indians et al.
MajorityMar 24, 1999 · October Term 1998
Nathaniel Jones v. United States
MajorityMar 23, 1999 · October Term 1998
Kumho Tire Company, Ltd., et al. v. Patrick Carmichael, Etc., et al.
MajorityMar 23, 1999 · October Term 1998
South Central Bell Telephone Company, et al. v. Alabama et al.
MajorityMar 22, 1999 · October Term 1998
Central State University v. American Association of University Professors, Central State University Chapter
MajorityMar 22, 1999 · October Term 1998
Vincent F. Rivera v. Florida Department of Corrections
MajorityMar 8, 1999 · October Term 1998
Barbara Schwarz v. National Security Agency et al.
ConcurrenceMar 3, 1999 · October Term 1998
American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance Company, et al. v. Delores Scott Sullivan et al.
MajorityMar 3, 1999 · October Term 1998
Cedar Rapids Community School District v. Garret F., a Minor By His Mother and Next Friend, Charlene F.
MajorityMar 3, 1999 · October Term 1998
National Federation of Federal Employees, Local 1309 v. Department of the Interior et al.
ConcurrenceMar 3, 1999 · October Term 1998
The Federal Republic of Germany et al. v. United States et al.
ConcurrenceMar 3, 1999 · October Term 1998
Terry Stewart, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, et al. v. Walter Lagrand
MajorityMar 2, 1999 · October Term 1998
Francois Holloway, Aka Abdu Ali v. United States
MajorityMar 2, 1999 · October Term 1998
Manuel Dejesus Peguero v. United States
MajorityMar 2, 1999 · October Term 1998
Arizona Department of Revenue v. Blaze Construction Company, Inc.
DissentFeb 24, 1999 · October Term 1998
Janet Reno, Attorney General, et al. v. American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, et al.
MajorityFeb 23, 1999 · October Term 1998
Your Home Visiting Nurse Services, Inc. v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services
MajorityFeb 23, 1999 · October Term 1998
National Collegiate Athletic Association v. R. M. Smith
DissentJan 25, 1999 · October Term 1998
Department of Commerce, et al. v. United States House of Representatives et al.
DissentJan 25, 1999 · October Term 1998
AT&T Corporation, et al. v. Iowa Utilities Board et al.
MajorityJan 25, 1999 · October Term 1998
Hughes Aircraft Company, et al. v. Stanley I. Jacobson et al.
MajorityJan 20, 1999 · October Term 1998
Department of the Army v. Blue Fox, Inc.
MajorityJan 20, 1999 · October Term 1998
Vicky M. Lopez, et al. v. Monterey County et al.
MajorityJan 20, 1999 · October Term 1998
Humana Inc., et al. v. Mary Forsyth et al.
MajorityJan 13, 1999 · October Term 1998
City of West Covina v. Lawrence Perkins et al.
MajorityJan 13, 1999 · October Term 1998
Jane M. Roberts, Guardian for Wanda Y. Johnson v. Galen of Virginia, Inc., Formerly Dba Humana Hospital University of Louisville, Dba University of Louisville Hospital
MajorityJan 12, 1999 · October Term 1998
El Al Israel Airlines, Ltd. v. Tsui Yuan Tseng
MajorityJan 12, 1999 · October Term 1998
Victoria Buckley, Secretary of State of Colorado v. American Constitutional Law Foundation, Inc., et al.
MajorityJan 11, 1999 · October Term 1998
In Re Michael Kennedy
DissentDec 14, 1998 · October Term 1998
Arthur Calderon, Warden v. Russell Coleman