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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)

DissentJan 14, 2003 · October Term 2002
David Allen Sattazahn v. Pennsylvania
MajorityJan 14, 2003 · October Term 2002
Pierce County, Washington v. Ignacio Guillen, Legal Guardian of Jennifer Guillen and Alma Guillen, Minors, et al.
MajorityDec 10, 2002 · October Term 2002
United States, et al. v. Thomas Lamar Bean
MajorityDec 10, 2002 · October Term 2002
Karen Howsam, Etc. v. Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.
MajorityDec 10, 2002 · October Term 2002
Abu-Ali Abdur'rahman v. Ricky Bell, Warden
MajorityDec 3, 2002 · October Term 2002
Rex R. Sprietsma, Administrator of the Estate of Jeanne Sprietsma, Deceased v. Mercury Marine, a Division of Brunswick Corporation
MajorityNov 5, 2002 · October Term 2002
Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc., Robert Babb, Edee Templet, and Kenneth A. Devun v. Hurley Henson
MajorityNov 5, 2002 · October Term 2002
Yellow Transportation, Inc. v. Michigan, et al.
MajorityNov 4, 2002 · October Term 2002
Richard E. Early, Warden, et al. v. William Packer
MajorityNov 4, 2002 · October Term 2002
Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Fredy Orlando Ventura
MajorityNov 4, 2002 · October Term 2002
Jeanne Woodford, Warden v. John Louis Visciotti
MajorityOct 15, 2002 · October Term 2002
Ford Motor Company and Citibank (South Dakota), N. A. v. John B. McCauley et al.
MajorityJun 28, 2002 · October Term 2001
Terry L. Stewart, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections v. Robert Douglas Smith
MajorityJun 28, 2002 · October Term 2001
United States v. John Bass
DissentJun 27, 2002 · October Term 2001
Susan Tave Zelman, Superintendent of Public Instruction of Ohio, et al. v. Doris Simmons-Harris et al.
MajorityJun 27, 2002 · October Term 2001
Larry Hope v. Mark Pelzer et al.
DissentJun 27, 2002 · October Term 2001
Republican Party of Minnesota, et al. v. Suzanne White, Chairperson, Minnesota Board of Judicial Standards, et al.
DissentJun 27, 2002 · October Term 2001
Board of Education of Independent School District No. 92 of Pottawatomie County, et al. v. Lindsay Earls et al.
ConcurrenceJun 24, 2002 · October Term 2001
Be & K Construction Company v. National Labor Relations Board et al.
DissentJun 24, 2002 · October Term 2001
William Joseph Harris v. United States
MajorityJun 24, 2002 · October Term 2001
Timothy Stuart Ring v. Arizona
MajorityJun 24, 2002 · October Term 2001
United States v. Angela Ruiz
MajorityJun 24, 2002 · October Term 2001
Kennedy D. Kirk v. Louisiana
ConcurrenceJun 20, 2002 · October Term 2001
Gonzaga University and Roberta S. League v. John Doe
MajorityJun 20, 2002 · October Term 2001
Daryl Renard Atkins v. Virginia
MajorityJun 20, 2002 · October Term 2001
Rush Prudential Hmo, Inc. v. Debra C. Moran et al.
MajorityJun 20, 2002 · October Term 2001
Warren Christopher, Former Secretary of State, et al. v. Jennifer K. Harbury
MajorityJun 20, 2002 · October Term 2001
City of Columbus, et al. v. Ours Garage and Wrecker Service, Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 20, 2002 · October Term 2001
Utah, et al. v. Donald L. Evans, Secretary of Commerce, et al.
ConcurrenceJun 17, 2002 · October Term 2001
Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc., et al. v. Village of Stratton et al.
ConcurrenceJun 17, 2002 · October Term 2001
Kay Barnes, Etc., et al. v. Jeffrey Gorman
DissentJun 17, 2002 · October Term 2001
United States v. Christopher Drayton and Clifton Brown, Jr.
MajorityJun 17, 2002 · October Term 2001
Tom L. Carey, Warden v. Tony Eugene Saffold
DissentJun 17, 2002 · October Term 2001
United States v. Fior D'italia, Inc.
MajorityJun 17, 2002 · October Term 2001
Martin Horn, Commissioner, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, et al. v. George E. Banks
MajorityJun 10, 2002 · October Term 2001
Robert J. Devlin v. Robert A. Scardelletti et al.
DissentJun 10, 2002 · October Term 2001
David R. McKune, Warden, et al. v. Robert G. Lile
MajorityJun 10, 2002 · October Term 2001
Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Mario Echazabal
MajorityJun 10, 2002 · October Term 2001
Jpmorgan Chase Bank v. Traffic Stream (Bvi) Infrastructure Limited
MajorityJun 10, 2002 · October Term 2001
National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. Abner Morgan, Jr.
MajorityJun 10, 2002 · October Term 2001
Franconia Associates, et al. v. United States
MajorityJun 3, 2002 · October Term 2001
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Charles Zandford
MajorityJun 3, 2002 · October Term 2001
The Holmes Group, Inc. v. Vornado Air Circulation Systems, Inc.
MajorityMay 28, 2002 · October Term 2001
Ricky Bell, Warden v. Gary Bradford Cone
MajorityMay 28, 2002 · October Term 2001
Festo Corporation v. Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Co., Ltd., et al.
DissentMay 28, 2002 · October Term 2001
Federal Maritime Commission v. South Carolina State Ports Authority et al.
MajorityMay 28, 2002 · October Term 2001
Gary E. Gisbrecht, Barbara A. Miller, and Nancy Sandine v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security
ConcurrenceMay 20, 2002 · October Term 2001
Verizon Md. Inc. v. Public Service Comm'n of Md.
MajorityMay 20, 2002 · October Term 2001
Alabama v. Lereed Shelton
MajorityMay 20, 2002 · October Term 2001
Mathias v. Worldcom Techs.