Former US Supreme Court Justice David Souter, who also served as NH attorney general and an associate justice on the NH Supreme Court, has died.

Former Justice David Souter, who appointed to the Supreme Court by President George H. W. Bush in 1990 but surprised Republicans by joining the court's more liberal wing, has died, the court announced Friday.

Retired Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter, who surprised his Republican backers by becoming a staunch liberal on the high court, has died.