Deemed a “home run” nominee by Republicans, Supreme Court Justice David Souter defied partisan expectations on the bench. Here's how “No More Souters” became a rallying cry for Republicans and inspired a backlash that would change the Court forever.
Julia Longoria: Sooo where do we start? Um, why don't you tell me who you are and what you do?Julia Longoria: But you, you are here today… Ashley Lopez: You know what, uh, I guess obsession is maybe a little bit too much. Ashley Lopez: Um, but it's not far. It's not far. I've just been very intrigued for many years by David Souter.
Julia Longoria: Souter is unusual for a Supreme Court justice, and not just because he went rogue and left his seat to a Democrat. He was one the most mysterious figures to ever sit on the Supreme Court. He hardly ever gave interviews, and he was rarely seen in public which kinda turned this skinny bookish judge into the Beyonce of the Supreme Court. Journalists like Ashley have scoured the internet for clues of who this elusive justice might be.
Julia Longoria: This is Tinsley E. Yarbrough, former political science professor at East Carolina University. Heather Gerken: So Stewart, Stewart said, um, one of my co-clerks said, oh, we should do a photo with a pyramid.Heather Gerken: And why we thought this was a good idea in the middle of the day, in one of the courtyards inside the Court, one most dignified institutions around just shows a complete lack of judgment on our part. And then we looked up, and there was the justice. And each one of us was ready at that moment to hand in our resignation because it was ridiculous.
Julia Longoria: So like he started reciting a poem and then you were like joining in like a, like you, Tinsley Yarbrough: And he always said that he was going to be on the Supreme Court, and some of his friends would joke and refer to him as Mr. Justice Souter.Julia Longoria: In his high school yearbook, David Souter was voted most likely to succeed and most sophisticated. He went to Harvard and Oxford, and served as New Hampshire’s Attorney General and state Supreme Court judge. He just wasn’t outspoken in the press.
[Archive, Ronald Reagan]: And I today announce my intention to nominate United States Court of Appeals Judge Robert H. Bork to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. Julia Longoria: A philosophy called originalism. Bork explained his interpretation of it in his opening statement. John Sununu: When I got to be chief of staff, I was certainly aware that this was something that President Bush had to keep in mind as he made his nominations.
[Archive, Female Reporter]: Did you ask, uh, Judge Souter his views on abortion? Uh, do you know what his views are and affirmative action and all of these things have become so controversial of the major issues of the day? [Archive, David Souter]: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Um, I probably should begin by asking if you can hear me as well as I can hear you?Julia Longoria: Unlike Bork, Souter did not begin with a high-minded legal philosophy. He began by reflecting on all the press coverage that swirled around him.
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