Supreme Court Justice David Souter surprised everyone (a little bit, anyway) by announcing his retirement after the end of the current session of the Supreme Court. It's not been a secret that Souter hates Washington and wants to get back to a quiet life in New Hampshire, but commentators appear to have been caught flat-footed: Justice Stevens is currently the oldest serving member of the Court, I believe- at 89- and Justice Ginsberg, is in recovery from cancer surgery obviously as some health issues.
But Souter wanted out first. And the guessing games have already begun... Personally, I don't think there should be a lot of noise about this one. Souter leans left and he's a Bush the Elder appointee who turned out to be a grave disappointment for the Conservative movement by swinging left. A Democratic President is going to replace a liberal with a liberal and thus the balance of the court won't be hugely upset. But this is a Supreme Court nomination- people tend to froth at the mouth whenever there's an opening, no matter what the implications.
As always, keep an eye on the SCOTUSblog in the coming weeks for updates.
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