Aileen Mercedes Cannon (born 1981) is an American lawyer serving since 2020 as a United States federal judge in the District Court for the Southern District of Florida. President Donald Trump nominated and appointed Cannon to the federal bench after confirmation by the US Senate in November 2020.

Jul 13, 2023 · In June, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, Trinity ‘03, was randomly assigned to preside over United States v. Trump, a pending federal criminal case that deals with former President Donald...

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon said Monday the Justice Department can publicly release its investigative report on President-elect Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case, but a temporary injunction barring the immediate release of the report remains in effect until Tuesday.

Jan 13, 2025 · U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon — who controversially dismissed the federal criminal case against Donald Trump for his alleged mishandling of classified documents — has acknowledged that she cannot block the Department of Justice from publicly releasing the first volume of special counsel Jack Smith’s final report detailing his ...

U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon last July dismissed the indictment, breaking with decades of legal precedent when she ruled that Garland did not have the authority to appoint Smith as a ...

Jun 7, 2024 · Judge Aileen Cannon had been on the federal bench for little more than a year when a senior judge offered to preside over one of her first criminal trials in her isolated south Florida...

Jan 21, 2025 · Judge Aileen Cannon on Tuesday extended the hold she has placed blocking the Justice Department from sharing special counsel Jack Smith’s report on his investigation into President Donald Trump’s...

Sep 3, 2024 · Judge Aileen Cannon 's decision to dismiss the federal classified documents case against Donald Trump will be overturned in the courts, a legal expert has said.

Jun 22, 2024 · If Trump wins and retakes the White House, he could order the Justice Department to drop the case. Now she is facing criticism for considering arguments that could scupper the trial itself.

Dec 22, 2023 · Aileen Cannon is a federal judge and former prosecutor in Florida who was nominated to the bench by former President Donald Trump and who is presiding over his federal classified documents case.