The mysterious life of Justice David Souter, an enigma who confounded conservative Republicans

Former Supreme Court Justice David Souter at the age of 85. I clearly remember when he was nominated to the court in . I was working on the Hill at the time, and President George H.W. Bush stood in the White House Rose Garden and introduced this little-known federal appeals court judge from New Hampshire. One of the reasons I remember this so vividly is that he was replacing , Justice William Brennan, and like every other liberal at the time, I was upset. Brennan was the soul of progressive...