Obama to Nominate Scalia Successor 'In Due Time' Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email US President Barack Obama speaks on the death of Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia in Rancho Mirage, California on February 13, 2016. Scalia, 79, died Saturday, in Texas. ( MANDEL NGAN/AFP/ / Getty ) Produced by PRI and WNYC