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Also Known As David H. Souter
Born September 17, 1939 (age 85) • Massachusetts
Title / Office Supreme Court of the United States (1990-2009), United States • supreme court (1990-2009), United States • supreme court (1983-1990), New Hampshire • attorney general (1976-1978), New Hampshire
Role In Agostini v. Felton • Arlington Central School District Board of Education v. Murphy • Boumediene v. Bush • Hurley v. Irish-American Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Group of Boston, Inc. • Smith v. City of Jackson, Mississippi • Faragher v. City of Boca Raton • Lawrence v. Texas
Clarence Thomas
Clarence Thomas
United States jurist
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
United States jurist
Anthony Kennedy
Anthony Kennedy
United States jurist
Antonin Scalia
Antonin Scalia
United States jurist
Stephen Breyer
Stephen Breyer
United States jurist
Sandra Day O'Connor
Sandra Day O’Connor
United States jurist
John Paul Stevens
John Paul Stevens
United States jurist
William Rehnquist
William Rehnquist
chief justice of United States
John G. Roberts, Jr.
John G. Roberts, Jr.
United States jurist
Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
United States jurist
John Jay
John Jay
United States statesman and chief justice
Elena Kagan, 2012.
Elena Kagan
United States jurist
Edward Douglass White
Edward Douglass White
chief justice of United States
Byron R. White
Byron R. White
United States jurist
William Paterson
William Paterson
United States statesman
Robert Treat Paine
United States statesman
Montgomery Blair
United States government official
John Connally
American politician
Marshall, John
John Marshall
chief justice of United States
Mike Johnson
Mike Johnson
American politician

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Washington Monument. Washington Monument and fireworks, Washington DC. The Monument was built as an obelisk near the west end of the National Mall to commemorate the first U.S. president, General George Washington.
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