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.

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 ...

Jan 17, 2025 · Judge Aileen Cannon suggested Friday she was not inclined to allow the Justice Department to share special counsel Jack Smith’s report on the classified documents case with Congress – at...

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...

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...

Oct 2, 2024 · Judge Aileen Cannon has set a rapid trial schedule for the man accused of trying to assassinate Donald Trump. On Tuesday, Cannon scheduled the trial to begin on November 18 in Fort Pierce,...

Jan 29, 2025 · The Justice Department has abandoned all criminal proceedings against President Donald Trump’s two co-defendants in the classified documents case against him in Florida, foreclosing the chance the case against them could ever be revived. ... U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the case, in July, ... “The United States of America ...

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.

Aug 29, 2023 · MIAMI – Today, Dustin Singleton, 42, of Hobe Sound, Florida was sentenced to a total of 480 months’ imprisonment, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, by U.S. District Court Judge Aileen M. Cannon, sitting in Fort Pierce, Florida, after pleading guilty to three counts of producing child sexual abuse material, possession with intent ...

Jan 15, 2025 · FORT PIERCE — Six months after U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed charges against President-elect Donald Trump that accused him of mishandling classified documents, she’s ordered a...