Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter Has Died

[PCIntern]

6. You know, I always wondered about his appointment...

If I remember correctly, he was appointed under George HW Bush at the request of John Sununu, his fascist chief of staff. At the time, I distinctly recall that he was touted as an intellectual, who was devoted to the law, unmarried, and with no allusions at all whatsoever to his private life, which, as far as I’m concerned is fine, but somewhat mysterious in those days.

People thought he would be an arch conservative justice, but wound up leaving the enemy camp to which he was assigned and was a good guy for his entire term.

There must’ve been more than met the eye with this whole business, and my guess is we will never know.