David H. Souter
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David H. Souter is a retired Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, known for his moderate to liberal jurisprudence and independence from the conservative expectations of the president who appointed him.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| David H. Souter canonical | 109 |
| Justice David H. Souter | 15 |
| David Souter | 8 |
| Justice David Souter | 3 |
| David Hackett Souter | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T60953 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David H. Souter Context triple: [Bush v. Gore, dissentingJustice, David H. Souter]
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A.
Byron R. White
Byron R. White was a U.S. Supreme Court Justice known for his generally moderate-to-conservative jurisprudence and influential opinions across criminal procedure, civil rights, and federalism.
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B.
John Paul Stevens
John Paul Stevens was a long-serving associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for his independent, often liberal-leaning opinions and influential dissents.
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C.
Anthony M. Kennedy
Anthony M. Kennedy is a former Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for his pivotal swing votes in landmark cases on issues such as same-sex marriage, abortion, and campaign finance.
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D.
Martin D. Ginsburg
Martin D. Ginsburg was a prominent American tax lawyer and law professor, noted both for his influential scholarship in tax law and his supportive partnership with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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E.
Paul G. Kirk
Paul G. Kirk is an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as interim U.S. Senator from Massachusetts following the death of Edward M. Kennedy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David H. Souter Target entity description: David H. Souter is a retired Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, known for his moderate to liberal jurisprudence and independence from the conservative expectations of the president who appointed him.
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A.
Byron R. White
Byron R. White was a U.S. Supreme Court Justice known for his generally moderate-to-conservative jurisprudence and influential opinions across criminal procedure, civil rights, and federalism.
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B.
John Paul Stevens
John Paul Stevens was a long-serving associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for his independent, often liberal-leaning opinions and influential dissents.
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C.
Anthony M. Kennedy
Anthony M. Kennedy is a former Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for his pivotal swing votes in landmark cases on issues such as same-sex marriage, abortion, and campaign finance.
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D.
Martin D. Ginsburg
Martin D. Ginsburg was a prominent American tax lawyer and law professor, noted both for his influential scholarship in tax law and his supportive partnership with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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E.
Paul G. Kirk
Paul G. Kirk is an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as interim U.S. Senator from Massachusetts following the death of Edward M. Kennedy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
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human ⓘ judge ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| appointedBy | George H. W. Bush ⓘ |
| barAdmission | New Hampshire Bar ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1939-09-17 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard College
ⓘ
linked to:
Harvard University
Harvard Law School ⓘ Magdalen College, Oxford ⓘ |
| employer |
Judicial branch of the United States federal government
ⓘ
linked to:
federal judiciary of the United States
State of New Hampshire ⓘ
linked to:
New Hampshire
|
| endTime | 2009-06-29 ⓘ |
| familyName | Souter ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
constitutional law
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judicial decision-making ⓘ |
| givenName | David ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | The Honorable ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| middleName | Hackett ⓘ |
| nominatedBy | George H. W. Bush ⓘ |
| notableCase |
Bush v. Gore
ⓘ
Lee v. Weisman ⓘ McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky ⓘ Planned Parenthood v. Casey ⓘ |
| notableFor |
independence from conservative expectations of appointing president
ⓘ
moderate to liberal jurisprudence ⓘ |
| occupation |
attorney
ⓘ
judge ⓘ jurist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Melrose, Massachusetts, United States
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linked to:
Melrose, Massachusetts
|
| politicalAlignment | judicial moderate ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| previousPositionHeld |
Associate Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court
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Attorney General of New Hampshire ⓘ Judge of the New Hampshire Superior Court ⓘ Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopalianism ⓘ |
| replaced | William J. Brennan Jr. ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Sonia Sotomayor ⓘ |
| residence | Weare, New Hampshire, United States ⓘ |
| retirementDate | 2009-06-29 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| startTime | 1990-10-09 ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Washington, D.C., United States
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linked to:
Washington, D.C.
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: David H. Souter Description of subject: David H. Souter is a retired Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, known for his moderate to liberal jurisprudence and independence from the conservative expectations of the president who appointed him.
Referenced by (137)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: David H. Souter
subject linked to:
Lawrence v. Texas (in part)
linked to: David H. Souter
linked to: David H. Souter
linked to: David H. Souter
linked to: David H. Souter
subject linked to:
Hackett
linked to: David H. Souter
linked to: David H. Souter
subject linked to:
Weare, New Hampshire, United States
linked to: David H. Souter