Aileen Cannon's House

Aileen Cannon is a Colombian-born American lawyer and jurist who serves as a U.S. district judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. She was nominated by Donald Trump, in his lame duck period, and confirmed by the United States Senate in 2020.

Cannon heard the case of Trump v. U.S. where former U.S. president Trump asked the court to appoint a special master to review the materials seized from Mar-a-Lago in August 2022. On August 27, Cannon signaled she was inclined to grant the motion; two days later the Justice Department told Cannon it had completed its review of materials that may fall under attorney–client privilege. She ruled in favor of Trump on September 5. The decision was widely criticized, including by legal scholars from across the political spectrum, a Bush administration Homeland Security official, and former prosecutors.