David Souter obituary

Former US supreme court justice nominated by George HW Bush who consistently voted with its liberal wingWhen David H Souter, who has died aged 85, was appointed to the US supreme court by George HW Bush in 1990, it was called a “home run for conservativism” by Bush’s chief of staff John Sununu, who, as governor of New Hampshire had appointed Souter to the state’s supreme court. But it would turn into an appointment whose impact outweighed the appointee’s important j