Born September 17, 1939 in Melrose, Massachusetts, son of Joseph Alexander
and Helen Adams Hackett Souter.
Education
Harvard College, A.B. 1961, Phi Beta Kappa, selected Rhodes Scholar; Magdalen
College, Oxford, 1963, A.B. in Jurisprudence, M.A. 1989; Harvard Law School,
LL.B. 1966.
Law Practice
Associate, Orr and Reno, Concord, NH, 1966-1968.
Government Service
Assistant Attorney General of New Hampshire, 1968-1971; Deputy Attorney General
of New Hampshire, 1971-1976; Attorney General of New Hampshire, 1976-1978.
Judicial Offices
Associate Justice, New Hampshire Superior Court, 1978-1983; Associate Justice,
New Hampshire Supreme Court, 1983-1990; Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the
First Circuit, 1990; Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States,
1990.
Other Assignments
Maine-New Hampshire Interstate Boundary Commission, 1971-1975; New Hampshire
Police Standards and Training Council, 1976-1978; New Hampshire Governor's Commission
on Crime and Delinquency, 1976-1978, 1979-1983; New Hampshire Judicial Council,
1976-1978.
Civic Activities
Trustee, Concord Hospital, Concord, New Hampshire, 1972-1985, President 1978-1984;
Trustee, New Hampshire Historical Society, 1976-1985; Vice President, 1970-1985,
Overseer, Dartmouth Medical School, 1981-1987.
Affiliations with Professional Organizations and Academic Institutions
Merrimack County Bar Association; New Hampshire Bar Association; American
Bar Association; Honorary Fellow, American Bar Foundation; National Association
of Attorneys General; Honorary Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers; Honorary
Master of the Bench, Gray's Inn, London; Honorary Fellow, Magdalen College,
Oxford; Associate, Lowell House, Harvard College.
David Hackett Souter