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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 31, 2005 · October Term 2004
Arthur Andersen LLP v. United States
MajorityMay 23, 2005 · October Term 2004
Linda Lingle, Governor of Hawaii, et al. v. Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
DissentMay 23, 2005 · October Term 2004
Mike Johanns, Secretary of Agriculture, et Al., v. Livestock Marketing Association et al.
DissentMay 23, 2005 · October Term 2004
Michael Clingman, Secretary, Oklahoma State Election Board, et al. v. Andrea L. Beaver et al.
MajorityMay 23, 2005 · October Term 2004
Carman L. Deck v. Missouri
DissentMay 23, 2005 · October Term 2004
Jose Ernesto Medellin v. Doug Dretke, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
MajorityMay 16, 2005 · October Term 2004
Jennifer M. Granholm, Governor of Michigan, et al. v. Eleanor Heald, et al.
DissentApr 27, 2005 · October Term 2004
John A. Pace v. David Diguglielmo, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution At Graterford, et al.
MajorityApr 27, 2005 · October Term 2004
Dennis Bates, et al. v. Dow Agrosciences LLC
DissentApr 26, 2005 · October Term 2004
David B. Pasquantino, Carl J. Pasquantino, and Arthur Hilts v. United States
MajorityApr 26, 2005 · October Term 2004
Gary Sherwood Small v. United States
MajorityApr 19, 2005 · October Term 2004
Dura Pharmaceuticals, Inc., et al. v. Michael Broudo et al.
MajorityApr 4, 2005 · October Term 2004
Robert Johnson, Jr. v. United States
MajorityApr 4, 2005 · October Term 2004
Richard Gerald Rousey, et Ux. v. Jill R. Jacoway
MajorityMar 30, 2005 · October Term 2004
Azel P. Smith, et al. v. City of Jackson, Mississippi, et al.
ConcurrenceMar 30, 2005 · October Term 2004
Charles Russell Rhines v. Douglas Weber, Warden
MajorityMar 30, 2005 · October Term 2004
Exxon Mobil Corporation, Exxon Chemical Arabia, Inc., and Mobil Yanbu Petrochemical Company, Inc. v. Saudi Basic Industries Corporation
MajorityMar 29, 2005 · October Term 2004
Roderick Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education
ConcurrenceMar 29, 2005 · October Term 2004
City of Sherrill, New York v. Oneida Indian Nation of New York, et al.
ConcurrenceMar 22, 2005 · October Term 2004
Darin L. Muehler, et al. v. Iris Mena
ConcurrenceMar 22, 2005 · October Term 2004
City of Rancho Palos Verdes, California, et al. v. Mark J. Abrams
DissentMar 22, 2005 · October Term 2004
Jill L. Brown, Warden v. William Charles Payton
MajorityMar 7, 2005 · October Term 2004
Reginald Shepard v. United States
MajorityMar 7, 2005 · October Term 2004
Claude M. Ballard, et Ux. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
MajorityMar 7, 2005 · October Term 2004
Reginald A. Wilkinson, Director, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, et al. v. William Dwight Dotson, et al.
MajorityMar 2, 2005 · October Term 2004
George J. Tenet, Individually, Porter J. Goss, Director of Central Intelligence and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, and United States v. John Doe, et Ux.
MajorityMar 1, 2005 · October Term 2004
Donald P. Roper, Superintendent, Potosi Correctional Center v. Christopher Simmons
MajorityMar 1, 2005 · October Term 2004
Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation v. Michael O. Leavitt, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al.
ConcurrenceFeb 23, 2005 · October Term 2004
Garrison S. Johnson v. California et al.
MajorityFeb 22, 2005 · October Term 2004
Melvin T. Smith v. Massachusetts
MajorityFeb 22, 2005 · October Term 2004
Willard Stewart v. Dutra Construction Company
DissentJan 24, 2005 · October Term 2004
Illinois v. Roy I. Caballes
MajorityJan 24, 2005 · October Term 2004
Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. John W. Banks, Ii
MajorityJan 24, 2005 · October Term 2004
Marlon Latodd Howell, Aka Marlon Cox v. Mississippi
ConcurrenceJan 24, 2005 · October Term 2004
Ricky Bell, Warden v. Gary Bradford Cone
DissentJan 12, 2005 · October Term 2004
United States v. Freddie J. Booker
DissentJan 12, 2005 · October Term 2004
Keyse G. Jama v. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
MajorityJan 12, 2005 · October Term 2004
A. Neil Clark, Field Office Director, Seattle, Washington, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, et al. v. Sergio Suarez Martinez
MajorityJan 11, 2005 · October Term 2004
David Whitfield v. United States
DissentDec 13, 2004 · October Term 2004
John F. Kowalski, Judge, 26th Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan, et al. v. John C. Tesmer, et al.
MajorityDec 13, 2004 · October Term 2004
Gerald Devenpeck, et al. v. Jerome Anthony Alford
MajorityDec 13, 2004 · October Term 2004
Cooper Industries, Inc. v. Aviall Services, Inc.
MajorityDec 13, 2004 · October Term 2004
Florida v. Joe Elton Nixon
MajorityDec 13, 2004 · October Term 2004
Rochelle Brosseau v. Kenneth J. Haugen
MajorityDec 8, 2004 · October Term 2004
Kp Permanent Make-Up, Inc. v. Lasting Impression I, Inc., et al.
MajorityDec 7, 2004 · October Term 2004
State of Kansas v. State of Colorado
MajorityDec 6, 2004 · October Term 2004
City of San Diego, California et al. v. John Roe
MajorityNov 30, 2004 · October Term 2004
Koons Buick Pontiac Gmc, Inc. v. Bradley Nigh
MajorityNov 15, 2004 · October Term 2004
Laroyce Lathair Smith v. Texas
MajorityNov 9, 2004 · October Term 2004
Norfolk Southern Railway Company v. James N. Kirby, Pty Ltd., Dba Kirby Engineering, and Allianz Australia Insurance Limited