[PAR] [TLE] Carlos R. Moreno [SEP] Carlos Roberto Moreno (born November 4, 1948) is a Mexican-American jurist who is the former United States Ambassador to Belize.  Previously, he served as a Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California from February 4, 1998, to October 18, 2001, and as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California from October 18, 2001, to February 28, 2011.  Following his retirement from the bench in 2011, Moreno was counsel with Irell & Manella.  Moreno was considered to be a leading candidate to replace retiring Justice David Souter on the United States Supreme Court. [PAR] [TLE] David Souter [SEP] David Hackett Souter ( ; born September 17, 1939) is a retired Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.  He served from October 1990 until his retirement in June 2009.  Appointed by President George H. W. Bush to fill the seat vacated by William J. Brennan, Jr., Souter sat on both the Rehnquist and Roberts courts and came to vote reliably with the court's liberal members.
[PAR] [TLE] Carlos R. Moreno [ SEP ] Carlos Roberto Moreno ( born November 4 , 1948 ) is a Mexican - American jurist who is the former United States Ambassador to Belize . Previously , he served as a Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California from February 4 , 1998 , to October 18 , 2001 , and as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California from October 18 , 2001 , to February 28 , 2011 . Following his retirement from the bench in 2011 , Moreno was counsel with Irell & Manella . Moreno was considered to be a leading candidate to replace retiring Justice David Souter on the United States Supreme Court . [PAR] [TLE] David Souter [ SEP ] David Hackett Souter ( ; born September 17 , 1939 ) is a retired Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States . He served from October 1990 until his retirement in June 2009 . Appointed by President George H. W. Bush to fill the seat vacated by William J. Brennan , Jr. , Souter sat on both the Rehnquist and Roberts courts and came to vote reliably with the court 's liberal members .
What is the name of the retired Supreme Court Justice that Carlos Moreno was a leading candidate to replace?
What is the name of the retired Supreme Court Justice that Carlos Moreno was a leading candidate to replace ?
David Souter
David Souter