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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)

MajorityJan 12, 2000 · October Term 1999
Friends of the Earth, Incorporated, et al. v. Laidlaw Environmental Services (Toc), Inc.
DissentJan 12, 2000 · October Term 1999
Illinois v. William Aka Sam Wardlow
MajorityJan 12, 2000 · October Term 1999
Janet Reno, Attorney General, et al. v. Charlie Condon, Attorney General of South Carolina, et al.
MajorityJan 12, 2000 · October Term 1999
Salvador Martinez v. Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate District
MajorityJan 12, 2000 · October Term 1999
Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Rodney Slater, Secretary of Transportation, et al.
DissentJan 11, 2000 · October Term 1999
J. Daniel Kimel, Jr., et al. v. Florida Board of Regents, et al.
MajorityJan 11, 2000 · October Term 1999
New York v. Michael Hill
ConcurrenceDec 7, 1999 · October Term 1999
Los Angeles Police Department v. United Reporting Publishing Corporation
MajorityDec 7, 1999 · October Term 1999
Rohn F. Drye, Jr., et al. v. United States
MajorityNov 30, 1999 · October Term 1999
William Fiore v. Gregory White, Warden, et al.
MajorityNov 29, 1999 · October Term 1999
Texas, et al. v. Francois Daniel Lesage and United States
MajorityOct 18, 1999 · October Term 1999
James Michael Flippo v. West Virginia
MajorityOct 18, 1999 · October Term 1999
In Re Frederick W. Bauer
MajorityOct 12, 1999 · October Term 1999
Donald H. Brancato v. Priscilla F. Gunn et al.
MajorityOct 12, 1999 · October Term 1999
Michael C. Antonelli v. Dale Caridine et al.
MajorityOct 12, 1999 · October Term 1999
Keith Russell Judd v. United States District Court for the Western District of Texas et al.
MajorityOct 12, 1999 · October Term 1999
Robert E. Prunty v. W. Brooks et al.
MajorityJun 24, 1999 · October Term 1998
Ronald Dwayne Whitfield v. Texas
DissentJun 23, 1999 · October Term 1998
Florida Prepaid Postsecondary Education Expense Board v. College Savings Bank and United States
DissentJun 23, 1999 · October Term 1998
College Savings Bank v. Florida Prepaid Postsecondary Education Expense Board et al.
DissentJun 23, 1999 · October Term 1998
John H. Alden, et al. v. Maine
MajorityJun 23, 1999 · October Term 1998
Esteban Ortiz, et al. v. Fibreboard Corporation, et al.
MajorityJun 22, 1999 · October Term 1998
Karen Sutton and Kimberly Hinton v. United Air Lines, Inc.
MajorityJun 22, 1999 · October Term 1998
Vaughn L. Murphy v. United Parcel Service
DissentJun 22, 1999 · October Term 1998
Carole Kolstad v. American Dental Association
MajorityJun 22, 1999 · October Term 1998
Albertson's, Inc. v. Hallie Kirkingburg
MajorityJun 22, 1999 · October Term 1998
Tommy Olmstead, Commissioner, Georgia Department of Human Resources, et al. v. L. C., By Jonathan Zimring, Guardian Ad Litem and Next Friend, et al.
MajorityJun 21, 1999 · October Term 1998
Bill Martin, Director, Michigan Department of Corrections, et al. v. Everett Hadix et al.
DissentJun 21, 1999 · October Term 1998
Louis Jones v. United States
ConcurrenceJun 21, 1999 · October Term 1998
Jefferson County, Alabama v. William M. Acker, Jr., Senior Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama, and U. W. Clemon, Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama
MajorityJun 21, 1999 · October Term 1998
Maryland v. Kevin Darnell Dyson
MajorityJun 21, 1999 · October Term 1998
Mary Koegel Fertel-Rust v. Milwaukee County Mental Health Center et al.
MajorityJun 17, 1999 · October Term 1998
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Etc., et al. v. Federal Labor Relations Authority et al.
DissentJun 17, 1999 · October Term 1998
Tommy David Strickler v. Fred W. Greene, Warden
DissentJun 17, 1999 · October Term 1998
Grupo Mexicano De Desarrollo, S. A., et al. v. Alliance Bond Fund, Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 14, 1999 · October Term 1998
Greater New Orleans Broadcasting Association, Inc., Etc., et al. v. United States et al.
MajorityJun 14, 1999 · October Term 1998
Teresa L. Cunningham v. Hamilton County, Ohio
MajorityJun 14, 1999 · October Term 1998
Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of Veterans Affairs v. Michael Gibson
DissentJun 10, 1999 · October Term 1998
Ellis E. Neder, Jr. v. United States
MajorityJun 10, 1999 · October Term 1998
City of Chicago v. Jesus Morales et al.
MajorityJun 10, 1999 · October Term 1998
Benjamin Lee Lilly v. Virginia
MajorityJun 10, 1999 · October Term 1998
Q. Todd Dickinson, Acting Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks v. Mary E. Zurko et al.
ConcurrenceJun 7, 1999 · October Term 1998
William D. O'sullivan v. Darren Boerckel
MajorityJun 7, 1999 · October Term 1998
Amoco Production Company, on Behalf of Itself and the Class It Represents v. Southern Ute Indian Tribe et al.
MajorityJun 1, 1999 · October Term 1998
Eddie Richardson v. United States
MajorityMay 24, 1999 · October Term 1998
City of Monterey v. Del Monte Dunes At Monterey, Ltd., and Monterey-Del Monte Dunes Corporation
MajorityMay 24, 1999 · October Term 1998
California Dental Association v. Federal Trade Commission
MajorityMay 24, 1999 · October Term 1998
Carolyn C. Cleveland v. Policy Management Systems Corporation et al.
MajorityMay 24, 1999 · October Term 1998
Rodney C. Hanlon, Joel Scrafford, Kris A. McLean, Richard C. Branzell, and Robert Prieksat v. Paul W. Berger et Ux.
MajorityMay 24, 1999 · October Term 1998
Richard M. Cross v. Pelican Bay State Prison et al.