Word: souter
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...exactly does one become a Supreme Court justice? On May 27, the Harvard Class of 2010 will find out, as this year’s commencement speaker is former Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter ’61. Souter is an excellent choice, and we commend the University for choosing a commencement speaker well known for his public service, instead of someone made famous through finance or other better-trodden paths of success...
Before joining the Supreme Court, Souter served on the New Hampshire Supreme Court and as an Associate Attorney General in the state. He was briefly on the U.S. Court of Appeals before being appointed to the nation’s highest court...
According to media reports when he stepped down, Souter never felt completely comfortable in Washington. He had always preferred his farm in New Hampshire, and his retirement came as a welcome relief from a city from which he had largely grown distant...
...Souter follows in a long line of distinguished commencement day speakers that most recently have included Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, author J.K. Rowling, and Microsoft founder Bill Gates...
...editing error, an original version of the Feb. 9 news article "David H. Souter To Deliver Address at Harvard's 2010 Commencement" stated that former U.S. Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter ’61 retired to his family farmhouse in Weare, N.H. after stepping down from the high court in June. In fact, though Souter was known to frequently return to Weare during his tenure on the court, upon retirement he bought a house in nearby Hopkinton, where he now lives, according to the New York Times...