David Hackett Souter

Judge David Hackett Souter

Personal

Birthday:

1939

Birthplace:

Melrose, MA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Rhodes scholar, Magdalen College, Oxford University, 1961-1963
Private practice, Concord, New Hampshire, 1966-1968
Assistant attorney general, State of New Hampshire, 1968-1971
Deputy attorney general, State of New Hampshire, 1971-1976
Attorney general, State of New Hampshire, 1976-1978
Associate justice, Superior Court of New Hampshire, 1978-1983
Associate justice, Supreme Court of New Hampshire, 1983-1990

Education

Name of School:

Harvard College

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1961

Name of School - Second:

University of Oxford, Magdalen College

Degree - Second:

B.A.

Degree Year - Second:

1963

Name of School - Third:

University of Oxford, Magdalen College

Degree - Third:

M.A.

Degree Year - Third:

1963

Name of School - Fourth:

Harvard Law School

The world's premier center for legal education and research, Harvard Law School provides unparalleled opportunities to study law and related disciplines in an energetic and creative learning environment. A Harvard Law education prepares students for success in law practice, business, public service, and teaching. Through its faculty, students, and alumni, Harvard Law School is able to contribute solutions to the world's most complex legal and social challenges.

Degree - Fourth:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Fourth:

1966

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Court Name:

First Circuit Court of Appeals

President Nominating:

George H.W. Bush

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

4/30/1990

Termination Date:

10/8/1990

Termination Reason:

Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Court Name - Second:

Supreme Court of the United States

Court Name - Second:

Supreme Court of the United States

Commission Date - Second:

10/3/1990

Retirement from Active Service - Second:

6/30/2009

Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services:

Allotment as Circuit Justice:
First Circuit, October 9, 1990-June 29, 2009
Third Circuit, October 9, 1990-June 29, 2009