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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)

DissentJun 19, 2006 · October Term 2005
John A. Rapanos, et Ux., et al. v. United States
MajorityJun 19, 2006 · October Term 2005
Adrian Martell Davis v. Washington
DissentJun 19, 2006 · October Term 2005
Donald Curtis Samson v. California
DissentJun 15, 2006 · October Term 2005
Booker T. Hudson, Jr. v. Michigan
MajorityJun 15, 2006 · October Term 2005
Carl Kircher, et al. v. Putnam Funds Trust et al.
DissentJun 15, 2006 · October Term 2005
Howard Delivery Service, Inc., et al. v. Zurich American Insurance Co.
DissentJun 15, 2006 · October Term 2005
Empire Healthchoice Assurance, Inc., Dba Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield v. Denise F. McVeigh, As Administratrix of the Estate of Joseph E. McVeigh
MajorityJun 12, 2006 · October Term 2005
Paul Gregory House v. Ricky Bell, Warden
MajorityJun 12, 2006 · October Term 2005
Clarence E. Hill v. James R. McDonough, Interim Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, et al.
MajorityJun 5, 2006 · October Term 2005
Joseph Anza, et al. v. Ideal Steel Supply Corp.
MajorityJun 5, 2006 · October Term 2005
Jacob Zedner v. United States
MajorityJun 5, 2006 · October Term 2005
Terry L. Whitman v. Department of Transportation et al.
MajorityJun 5, 2006 · October Term 2005
Mohawk Industries, Inc. v. Shirley Williams et al.
DissentMay 30, 2006 · October Term 2005
Gil Garcetti, et al. v. Richard Ceballos
MajorityMay 22, 2006 · October Term 2005
Brigham City, Utah v. Charles W. Stuart et al.
MajorityMay 15, 2006 · October Term 2005
Daimlerchrysler Corporation v. Charlotte Cuno et al.
MajorityMay 15, 2006 · October Term 2005
Joel Sereboff, et Ux. v. Mid Atlantic Medical Services, Inc.
MajorityMay 15, 2006 · October Term 2005
S. D. Warren Company v. Maine Board of Environmental Protection et al.
ConcurrenceMay 15, 2006 · October Term 2005
Ebay Inc., et al. v. Mercexchange, L. L. C.
MajorityMay 1, 2006 · October Term 2005
Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services, et al. v. Heidi Ahlborn
MajorityMay 1, 2006 · October Term 2005
Vickie Lynn Marshall v. E. Pierce Marshall
MajorityMay 1, 2006 · October Term 2005
Bobby Lee Holmes v. South Carolina
MajorityApr 26, 2006 · October Term 2005
Gary Kent Jones v. Linda K. Flowers, et al.
MajorityApr 26, 2006 · October Term 2005
Michael Hartman, Frank Kormann, Pierce McIntosh, Norman Robbins, and Robert Edwards v. William G. Moore, Jr.
MajorityApr 25, 2006 · October Term 2005
Northern Insurance Company of New York v. Chatham County, Georgia
MajorityApr 25, 2006 · October Term 2005
Patrick Day v. James R. McDonough, Interim Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
MajorityApr 24, 2006 · October Term 2005
Jeffrey Jerome Salinas v. United States
MajorityApr 17, 2006 · October Term 2005
Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General v. Michelle Thomas et al.
MajorityMar 27, 2006 · October Term 2005
State of Arizona v. State of California et al.
MajorityMar 22, 2006 · October Term 2005
Georgia v. Scott Fitz Randolph
MajorityMar 21, 2006 · October Term 2005
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. v. Shadi Dabit
ConcurrenceMar 21, 2006 · October Term 2005
United States v. Jeffrey Grubbs
MajorityMar 6, 2006 · October Term 2005
Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, et al. v. Forum for Academic and Institutional Rights, Inc., et al.
MajorityMar 1, 2006 · October Term 2005
Illinois Tool Works Inc., et al. v. Independent Ink, Inc.
MajorityFeb 28, 2006 · October Term 2005
Texaco Inc. v. Fouad N. Dagher, et al.
MajorityFeb 28, 2006 · October Term 2005
Joseph Scheidler, et al. v. National Organization for Women, Inc., et al.
MajorityFeb 22, 2006 · October Term 2005
Domino's Pizza, Inc., et al. v. John McDonald
MajorityFeb 22, 2006 · October Term 2005
Barbara Dolan v. United States Postal Service et al.
MajorityFeb 22, 2006 · October Term 2005
Jenifer Arbaugh v. Y & H Corporation, Dba the Moonlight Cafe
MajorityFeb 22, 2006 · October Term 2005
Oregon v. Randy Lee Guzek
MajorityFeb 21, 2006 · October Term 2005
Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General, et al. v. O Centro Espirita Beneficente Uniao Do Vegetal et al.
MajorityFeb 21, 2006 · October Term 2005
Buckeye Check Cashing, Inc. v. John Cardegna et al.
MajorityFeb 21, 2006 · October Term 2005
Ministry of Defense and Support for the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran v. Dariush Elahi
MajorityFeb 21, 2006 · October Term 2005
Anthony Ash et al. v. Tyson Foods, Inc.
ConcurrenceFeb 21, 2006 · October Term 2005
Keith Lance, et al. v. Gigi Dennis, Colorado Secretary of State
MajorityJan 23, 2006 · October Term 2005
Central Virginia Community College, et al. v. Bernard Katz, Liquidating Supervisor for Wallace's Bookstores, Inc.
MajorityJan 23, 2006 · October Term 2005
Unitherm Food Systems, Inc. v. Swift-Eckrich, Inc., Dba Conagra Refrigerated Foods
MajorityJan 23, 2006 · October Term 2005
Wisconsin Right To Life, Inc. v. Federal Election Commission
MajorityJan 23, 2006 · October Term 2005
State of Alaska v. United States of America
MajorityJan 18, 2006 · October Term 2005
Richard Will, et al. v. Susan Hallock, et al.