Editing David Souter (section)

== Early career ==
In 1968, after two years as an [[Associate attorney|associate]] at the law firm of Orr & Reno in [[Concord, New Hampshire]], Souter began his career in public service by accepting a position as an assistant attorney general of New Hampshire. In 1971, [[Warren Rudman]], then the [[Attorney General of New Hampshire|attorney general of New Hampshire]], selected Souter as deputy attorney general.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/26/us/david-souter-fast-facts/index.html| title= David Souter Fast Facts| date= July 26, 2013| publisher=CNN |access-date=October 26, 2024}}</ref> Souter succeeded Rudman as New Hampshire attorney general in 1976.<ref name=NYTobit/>

In 1978, Souter was named an associate justice of the [[New Hampshire Superior Court]].<ref name="biography" /> With four years of trial court experience, Souter was appointed to the [[New Hampshire Supreme Court]] as an associate justice in 1983.<ref name="Gerstenzang, James">{{cite news |last1=Gerstenzang |first1=James |last2=Lauter |first2=David |title=Little-Known Judge Named to Replace Brennan on Court : Judiciary: David Souter served as New Hampshire justice and attorney general. He has no clear record on abortion. |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-07-24-mn-573-story.html |access-date=December 31, 2016 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=July 24, 1990 |archive-date=July 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708054421/http://articles.latimes.com/1990-07-24/news/mn-573_1_supreme-court-justice |url-status=live}}</ref>

Shortly after George H. W. Bush was sworn in as president, he nominated Souter to a seat on the [[United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit]]. Souter had had seven years of judicial experience at the appellate level, four years at the trial court level, and ten years with the attorney general's office. He was confirmed by unanimous consent of the [[United States Senate|Senate]] on April 27, 1990.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/101st-congress/1016|title=PN1016 - Nomination of David H. Souter for The Judiciary, 101st Congress (1989-1990)|date=April 27, 1990|website=www.congress.gov|access-date=June 27, 2017|archive-date=June 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628015442/https://www.congress.gov/nomination/101st-congress/1016|url-status=live}}</ref>