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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 18, 2006 · October Term 2005
Kelly A. Ayotte, Attorney General of New Hampshire v. Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, et al.
ConcurrenceJan 18, 2006 · October Term 2005
Bertram Rice, Warden, et al. v. Steven Martell Collins
MajorityJan 17, 2006 · October Term 2005
Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General, et al. v. Oregon, et al.
MajorityJan 17, 2006 · October Term 2005
Wachovia Bank, National Association v. Daniel G. Schmidt, Iii, et al.
DissentJan 11, 2006 · October Term 2005
Jill L. Brown, Warden v. Ronald L. Sanders
MajorityJan 10, 2006 · October Term 2005
United States v. Georgia et al.
MajorityJan 10, 2006 · October Term 2005
Volvo Trucks North America, Inc. v. Reeder-Simco Gmc, Inc.
MajorityJan 10, 2006 · October Term 2005
Mike Evans, Acting Warden v. Reginald Chavis
MajorityDec 7, 2005 · October Term 2005
Gerald T. Martin, et Ux. v. Franklin Capital Corporation et al.
MajorityDec 7, 2005 · October Term 2005
James Lockhart v. United States et al.
MajorityDec 6, 2005 · October Term 2005
Joan Wagnon, Secretary, Kansas Department of Revenue v. Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation
MajorityNov 29, 2005 · October Term 2005
Lincoln Property Company, et al. v. Christophe Roche, et Ux.
MajorityNov 28, 2005 · October Term 2005
Margaret Bradshaw, Warden v. Kenneth T. Richey
MajorityNov 14, 2005 · October Term 2005
Schaffer, a Minor, By His Parents and Next Friends, Schaffer, et Vir, et al. v. Weast, Superintendent, Montgomery County Public Schools, et al.
MajorityNov 14, 2005 · October Term 2005
Maryland v. Leeander Jerome Blake
MajorityNov 8, 2005 · October Term 2005
Ibp, Inc. v. Gabriel Alvarez, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, et al.
MajorityNov 8, 2005 · October Term 2005
United States v. Joseph Olson, et al.
MajorityOct 31, 2005 · October Term 2005
Anthony Kane, Warden v. Joe Garcia Espitia
MajorityOct 31, 2005 · October Term 2005
Ivan Eberhart v. United States
MajorityOct 17, 2005 · October Term 2005
Dora B. Schriro, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, Petitioner v. Robert Douglas Smith
MajorityOct 11, 2005 · October Term 2005
Paul Allen Dye v. Gerald Hofbauer, Warden
DissentJun 27, 2005 · October Term 2004
Thomas Van Orden v. Rick Perry, in His Official Capacity As Governor of Texas and Chairman, State Preservation Board, et al.
ConcurrenceJun 27, 2005 · October Term 2004
Town of Castle Rock, Colorado v. Gonzales, Individually and As Next Friend of Her Deceased Minor Children, Gonzales et al.
DissentJun 27, 2005 · October Term 2004
Ricky Bell, Warden v. Gregory Thompson
MajorityJun 27, 2005 · October Term 2004
McCreary County, Kentucky, et al. v. American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky et al.
MajorityJun 27, 2005 · October Term 2004
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc., et al. v. Grokster, Ltd., et al.
DissentJun 27, 2005 · October Term 2004
National Cable & Telecommunications Association, et al. v. Brand X Internet Services, et al.
MajorityJun 23, 2005 · October Term 2004
Susette Kelo, et al. v. City of New London, Connecticut, et al.
DissentJun 23, 2005 · October Term 2004
Gonzalez v. Crosby
MajorityJun 23, 2005 · October Term 2004
Exxon Mobil Corporation v. Allapattah Services, Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 23, 2005 · October Term 2004
Francis A. Orff, et al. v. United States et al.
MajorityJun 23, 2005 · October Term 2004
Antonio Dwayne Halbert v. Michigan
DissentJun 23, 2005 · October Term 2004
Deneice A. Mayle, Warden v. Jacoby Lee Felix
MajorityJun 20, 2005 · October Term 2004
San Remo Hotel, L. P., et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, California, et al.
DissentJun 20, 2005 · October Term 2004
Michael Donald Dodd v. United States
MajorityJun 20, 2005 · October Term 2004
Ronald Rompilla v. Jeffrey A. Beard, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
MajorityJun 20, 2005 · October Term 2004
Graham County Soil & Water Conservation District, et al. v. United States Ex Rel. Karen T. Wilson
MajorityJun 20, 2005 · October Term 2004
American Trucking Associations, Inc. and Usf Holland, Inc. v. Michigan Public Service Commission et al.
MajorityJun 20, 2005 · October Term 2004
Mid-Con Freight Systems, Inc., et al. v. Michigan Public Service Commission, et al.
MajorityJun 13, 2005 · October Term 2004
Jay Shawn Johnson v. California
ConcurrenceJun 13, 2005 · October Term 2004
Margaret Bradshaw, Warden v. John David Stumpf
MajorityJun 13, 2005 · October Term 2004
Merck Kgaa v. Integra Lifesciences I, Ltd., et al.
MajorityJun 13, 2005 · October Term 2004
Reginald A. Wilkinson, Director, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, et al. v. Charles E. Austin et al.
MajorityJun 13, 2005 · October Term 2004
Thomas Joe Miller-El v. Doug Dretke, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
MajorityJun 13, 2005 · October Term 2004
Grable & Sons Metal Products, Inc. v. Darue Engineering & Manufacturing
MajorityJun 6, 2005 · October Term 2004
Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General, et al. v. Angel McClary Raich et al.
MajorityJun 6, 2005 · October Term 2004
State of Alaska v. United States of America
MajorityJun 6, 2005 · October Term 2004
Douglas Spector, et al. v. Norwegian Cruise Line Ltd.
MajorityMay 31, 2005 · October Term 2004
Jon B. Cutter, et al. v. Reginald Wilkinson, Director, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, et al.
MajorityMay 31, 2005 · October Term 2004
Ulysses Tory, et al. v. Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr.