Former Supreme Court Justice David Souter Dies at 85

Former Supreme Court Justice David Souter dies at 85 toggle caption Hulton Archive/Getty Images Former Justice David Souter, who was 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 in his home in New Hampshire, the court announced Friday. He was 85. "Justice David Souter served our Court with great distinction for nearly twenty years," Chief Justice John Roberts said in the statement from the court. "He brought uncommon wisdom and kindness to a lifetime of public service." At the time of his retirement from the court, Souter was 69 and nowhere near the oldest member of the court. But he had made clear to friends at the time that he wanted to leave Washington, a city he never liked, and return to his native New Hampshire. Sponsor Message Souter was a graduate of both Harvard College and Harvard Law School. He also attended Magdalen College at Oxford University. But his academic pedigr ... Read full article.