Because President Obama doesn't have enough on his hands, apparently. NPR and MSNBC are reporting Souter's retirement, though it has not yet been officially confirmed.
NPR has learned that Supreme Court Justice David Souter is planning to retire at the end of the court's current term.
The court has completed hearing oral arguments for the year and will be issuing rulings and opinions until the end of June.
Souter is expected to remain on the bench until a successor has been chosen and confirmed, which may or may not be accomplished before the court reconvenes in October.
More as we learn it. There's ongoing discussion in DeanObama's diary.