Former Supreme Court Justice David Souter dead at 85

Former Supreme Court Justice David Souter died Thursday at his home in New Hampshire at the age of 85, the Court announced Friday.

"Justice Souter was appointed to the Court by President George H.W. Bush in 1990, and retired in 2009, after serving more than 19 years on the Court," it said in a statement.

Former U.S Supreme Court Associate Justice David Souter attends a news conference at the Supreme Court to urge better pay for federal judges on May 28, 2003, in Washington, D.C.   (David Hume Kennerly/Getty Images)

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