Retired US Supreme Court Justice David Souter Dies at 85

Chief Justice John Roberts said that Justice Souter had ’served our Court with great distinction for nearly twenty years.’

Former U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice David Souter leaves the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception after attending Associate Justice Antonin Scalia's funeral, in Washington on Feb. 20, 2016. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter died at age 85, the high court confirmed in a statement on Friday.

The retired justice “died peacefully yesterday at home in New Hampshire,” the Supreme Court statement said. “He was 85 years old. 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.”