Scotus Watch: President says announcement is coming soon

President Obama tells CSPAN in an interview that a Supreme Court nominee announcement is coming soon.

He hopes that the nomination hearings will get underway in July before Congress goes on its summer recess so that whoever the nominee is, they have time to prepare for their new job.

Mr. Obama didn't give any hints about who his pick might be, but talked about the qualities in a justice that important to him.

"In all these cases what I want is not just ivory tower learning. I want somebody who has the intellectual fire power, but also a little bit of a common touch and has a practical sense of how the world works.”

And as for picking a woman to the high court (something he is speculated to do), the President tells CSPAN that he's not getting pressure to do so. The First Lady has told him to just pick whoever is right for the job.

“I don't feel weighed down by having to choose a Supreme Court Justice based on demographics," he says.