Updated at 10:03 p.m. on May 17.

Short-lister Diane Wood is attending the annual meeting of the 7th Circuit Bar Association and 7th Circuit Judicial Conference at the Westin Hotel in Indianapolis on Sunday. Meanwhile, President Obama will be attending two Democratic fundraisers at the Westin the same day. Coincidence?

Yes, a White House official said Friday afternoon: "The visit has nothing to do with the selection process."

The White House has included Wood, currently an appellate judge for the 7th Circuit, on its short list of candidates to replace Justice David Souter. National Journal's Stuart Taylor Jr. ranks Wood third on his list.