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.”