Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter, a lifelong public servant, judicial moderate and advocate for humanities and ...

His jurisprudence has been overshadowed by that of his showier colleagues but was a model of principled restraint.

He left conservatives bitterly disappointed with his migration from right to left, leading to the cry of “no more Souters.” ...

Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter was a steady member of the high court's liberal wing during his tenure despite ...

On the high court from 1990 to 2009, he saw his role as one of quiet resistance against excess and dramatic change.

Retiring at just 69 after two decades on the Supreme Court, the justice left a legacy of case-by-case judging, intellectual ...

The late Supreme Court Justice David Souter inadvertently sparked the push toward extremism that is defining our current ...

Retired Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter, the shy and frugal small-town New Englander who was touted as a conservative ...

Seated from L-R are: Justice Anthony Kennedy, Justice John Paul Stevens, Chief Justice John Roberts Jr., Justice Antonio Scalia, and Justice David Souter. REUTERS Once named by The Washington Post ...