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To: Road Walker who wrote (476972)	5/2/2009 12:39:28 PM
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David Souter: 'A Classic Yankee Republican' An Independent Thinker On and Off the Court By HUMA KHAN May 2, 2009 Supreme Court Justice David Souter may be little known outside his small circle of friends -- he shied away from the Washington scene and prefers to be in his New Hampshire cabin reading books -- but those who know him or work with him say Souter is a funny man who took serious interest in the law and his work. The 69-year-old associate justice never hid his dislike for Washington and its social scene, but Souter is hardly a recluse. "When you meet the guy you expect to meet some silent Cal Coolidge type of New Englander who talks very little and whatever else goes with that stereotype," said Meir Feder, one of Souter's clerks from the 1990 term and a partner at New York-based Jones Day. "Although he's someone who doesn't like to spend a lot of time out in high society, he is a really warm and engaging person, and in fact quite a talented story teller and sort of off-the-cuff speaker." His clerks remember him as someone one who took their ideas seriously and did not impose his higher stature on those below him. "I was not expecting him to be quite as warm and charming as he turned out to be," said Kermit Roosevelt, who clerked for Souter in 1999 and 2000, and is now a professor at University of Pennsylvania's law school. "His persona was very laid back, unpretentious. You could see this in the discussions he had with the clerks about the cases. He was interested in hearing what we had to say and didn't give us any sense of hierarchy." Souter's tenure on the court was marked by a willingness to vote outside political party lines, marking him as an independent thinker. President Obama also reflected on that on Friday, announcing Souter's retirement and calling the justice a "fair minded and independent" judge who combined a feverish work ethic with good sense of humor and integrity. read more........ abcnews.go.com