Former Supreme Court justice David Souter, the intellectual New Englander who disappointed Republicans and delighted liberals by slowing a conservative transformation of the high court, died May 8 ...

WASHINGTON – Former Supreme Court Associate Justice David Souter, a Republican who sided with his liberal colleagues in many high-profile cases during his 19-year tenure, has died. He was 85.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter, the ascetic bachelor and New Hampshire Republican who became a darling of liberals during his nearly 20 years on the bench, has died.

Associate Justice David H. Souter at a news conference at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., to urge better pay for federal judges on May 28, 2003. David Hume Kennerly/Getty Images ...

John Broderick, who was a member of the NH Supreme Court from 1995 to 2010, said Souter was a "one-of-a-kind human being." "David Souter, Justice Souter, will not be replicated, I don't think ...

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 ...

Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter died Thursday at his home in New Hampshire, the court said in a statement. He was 85 years old. No cause of death was given in the court's statement.

Souter’s 2009 retirement also made way for Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who is part of the court’s Democratic-appointed wing and was appointed by former President Barack Obama.