Aileen Cannon
Colombian-American federal judge
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| January 7 2025 | Cannon ordered the Department of Justice not to release Special Counsel Smith's report on Trump's classified documents case until after the Eleventh Circuit ruled on its release. |
| 2024 | In May 2024, it was reported that Aileen Cannon had violated internal judiciary rules and federal ethics law by failing to timely disclose reimbursements for attending legal seminars at a luxury resort in Montana. |
| 2024 | According to ABC News, Aileen Cannon's name was included in a list of potential candidates for United States Attorney General if Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election. |
| July 15 2024 | Cannon dismissed the case against Trump, ruling that the appointment of Special Counsel Smith violated the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution. |
| June 2024 | Cannon ruled against a request to impose a gag order on Trump after he made inflammatory statements, accusing the prosecutors of lack of substance. |
| May 2024 | Cannon ruled to indefinitely postpone the trial related to Trump, citing the need to resolve many pre-trial matters and scheduling new activities through July 2024. |
| March 2024 | Cannon denied Trump's motion to dismiss the case without prejudice, indicating that arguments about the vagueness of the Espionage Act could be raised later. |
| February 2024 | Cannon granted Trump's team's motion to publicly reveal the names of witnesses in his case, prompting concerns from prosecutors about threats and harassment. |
| 2023 | Cannon attended a banquet funded by George Mason University. |
| September 2023 | Cannon postponed a crucial pre-trial hearing on the Classified Information Procedures Act from October 2023 to February 2024 at the request of Trump's legal team. |
| August 2023 | Cannon ruled in favor of Trump regarding conflicts of interest concerning his co-defendant's lawyer, striking down sealed filings from the court record. |
| June 2023 | Following Donald Trump's indictment, Cannon oversaw a federal criminal case against him, amidst calls from legal experts for her recusal due to her previous handling of another case involving Trump. |
| June 12 2023 | During a federal trial of an Alabama man accused of running a child pornography website, Cannon was criticized for closing jury selection to the public, resulting in a fundamental constitutional error. |
| 2022 | Cannon participated in a second legal colloquium funded by George Mason University at Sage Lodge in Pray, Montana. |
| December 2022 | Cannon faced ethics complaints over her handling of the Trump v. United States case, which were subsequently dismissed by the Eleventh Circuit's chief judge. |
| December 1 2022 | The Eleventh Circuit ordered the dismissal of the Trump v. United States case, ruling that Cannon had improperly exercised equitable jurisdiction over it. |
| September 2022 | Cannon received threats after a woman left voicemails claiming to be 'Donald Trump's hitman'; the woman later pleaded guilty to charges in February 2024. |
| September 29 2022 | Cannon overruled the special master's proposed procedures, siding with Trump's legal team on several matters, including extending the review deadline. |
| September 21 2022 | The Eleventh Circuit stayed portions of Cannon's ruling, allowing around 100 classified documents to be used in the Justice Department's investigation, asserting that Cannon abused her discretion. |
| September 15 2022 | Cannon rejected the Justice Department's appeal to exempt classified documents from the special master's review due to ongoing factual and legal disputes. |
| September 5 2022 | Cannon granted Trump's request for a special master to review the seized materials for attorney-client privilege and executive privilege, pausing the Justice Department's investigation until the review was complete. |
| August 22 2022 | Cannon began overseeing the case Trump v. United States after Donald Trump requested the court to appoint a special master to review materials seized during the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago. |
| July 2022 | Cannon sentenced ex-police officer Juan Antonio Garcia to 25 years in federal prison for soliciting sex from a teenage boy, significantly higher than the recommendations of sentencing guidelines. |
| April 2022 | Cannon added six and a half years of imprisonment to Christopher Tavorris Wilkins' existing sentence of 17.5 years for gun charges after Wilkins threatened a federal prosecutor. |
| April 2022 | Cannon sentenced Paul Vernon Hoeffer to only 18 months in prison for making death threats against three Democratic politicians, despite federal guidelines recommending a longer sentence. |
| 2021 | Cannon participated in a legal colloquium funded by George Mason University at Sage Lodge in Pray, Montana. |
| June 2021 | Cannon ordered Swiss cement company LafargeHolcim to reach a settlement under the Helms-Burton Act to compensate an American family for using their property in Cuba, marking a significant case as no previous compensation had been secured under this act. |
| 2020 | While being considered for the position of a district judge, Cannon explained her reasons for joining the Federalist Society. |
| November 13 2020 | Aileen Cannon received her commission as a United States district judge on November 13, 2020. |
| November 12 2020 | On November 12, 2020, the United States Senate invoked cloture on Cannon's nomination with a 57-21 vote. |
| November 12 2020 | Later on November 12, 2020, Aileen Cannon was confirmed by the United States Senate in a vote of 56-21. |
| September 17 2020 | On September 17, 2020, Aileen Cannon's nomination was reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee with a 16-6 vote. |
| July 29 2020 | A hearing was held on July 29, 2020, before the United States Judiciary Committee regarding Cannon's nomination, during which she was noted to have received lenient questioning from senators. |
| May 21 2020 | On May 21, 2020, at the age of 39, Aileen Cannon was nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as a United States district judge for the Southern District of Florida, filling the seat left vacant by Judge Kenneth Marra. |
| 2019 | Cannon contributed to the prosecution that won an appellate case involving Scott W. Rothstein, allowing prosecutors to withdraw support for a reduced sentence in his 50-year sentence for a Ponzi scheme. |
| June 2019 | In June 2019, Aileen Cannon expressed interest in the United States district judge position when Senator Marco Rubio's office indicated he was considering her for the role. She subsequently participated in interviews with representatives from the senators and the White House. |
| 2018 | Aileen Cannon donated $100 to Ron DeSantis's gubernatorial campaign. |
| 2018 | Cannon was part of the prosecution that won an appellate case involving Anthony Livoti Jr., the former lawyer of Mutual Benefits Corporation, reaffirming his 10-year sentence for fraud related to insurance investment. |
| 2011 | Aileen Cannon defended the former leader of the fixed income desk of Thomas Weisel Partners in a case before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, where the individual was subsequently cleared of fraud. |
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