Souter Stays Busy in Retirement -- Former Justice Still Hearing Cases in Boston Appeals Court

The Commercial Appeal (2007-Current) › May 31, 2010

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BOSTON - Justice David Souter ever so politely interrupts an attorney making a complicated legal argument.

"May I ask you a question?" Souter asks. "I will tell you, you do not have to answer it as far as I'm concerned."

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Souter Stays Busy in Retirement -- Former Justice Still Hearing Cases in Boston Appeals Court

Then Souter cuts to the chase, stinging the lawyer with an ethical question: "Do you believe you have a good-faith basis in law to make that argument?"

For Souter, retirement ...

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