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.
