Wednesday, April 29, 2020

BREAKING -- Aileen Cannon nominated to District Bench in SDFLA (Fort Pierce)

From the press release:
Aileen Mercedes Cannon, of Florida, to serve as Judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Aileen Cannon is an Assistant United States Attorney in the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida. Ms. Cannon currently serves in the Criminal Division of the Appellate Section, where she represents the United States before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Previously, Ms. Cannon served in the Major Crimes Division, prosecuting Federal firearms, narcotics, immigration, and fraud offenses. Earlier in her career, Ms. Cannon practiced civil litigation at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP. Upon graduation from law school, Ms. Cannon served as a law clerk to Judge Steven M. Colloton on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Ms. Cannon earned her B.A. from Duke University, and her J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School, where she was inducted into the Order of the Coif.

8 comments:

  1. Anonymous1:48 PM

    If you're not a prosecutor, don't apply.

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    1. Anonymous3:35 PM

      Elections have consequences. All the SD/FL appointments have been excellent choices. Smith not a prosecutor. Ruiz not a prosecutor. Check yourself.

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  2. Anonymous6:18 PM

    + Raag Singhal, excellent defense attorney.

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  3. Anonymous6:26 PM

    Singhal- was a prosecutor then a defense lawyer.
    Ruiz and Smith - County attorneys representing govt interests

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  4. Anonymous7:30 PM

    This lady looks super

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  5. Anonymous10:46 AM

    And NOT male. What a shock!

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  6. Anonymous12:59 PM

    Ruiz is no prosecutor. Nor a Gov rubber stamp. See Order Denying Restitution in 18-cr-20591.

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  7. Anonymous8:54 PM

    Cannon doesn’t have much trial experience, but why should that matter....

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