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Aileen Cannon
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Designate
Assuming office
TBD
Appointed byDonald Trump
SucceedingKenneth Marra
Personal details
Born1981 (age 42–43)
Cali, Colombia
EducationDuke University (BA)
University of Michigan Law School (JD)

Aileen Mercedes Cannon (born 1981)[1] is an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida and a United States District Judge–Designate of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Biography

Cannon received a Bachelor of Arts from Duke University, and a Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School. She began her legal career as a law clerk to Judge Steven Colloton of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

Cannon worked as an associate at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and currently serves as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida.[2] Cannon has been a member of the Federalist Society since 2005.[1]

Nomination to district court

On April 29, 2020, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Cannon to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.[2] On May 21, 2020, her nomination was sent to the United States Senate. She has been nominated to the seat vacated by Judge Kenneth Marra, who assumed senior status on August 1, 2017.[3] A hearing on her nomination before the Senate Judiciary Committee was held on July 29, 2020.[4] On September 17, 2020, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 16–6 vote.[5] On November 12, 2020, the Senate confirmed her nomination by a 56–21 vote.[6] She is currently awaiting her judicial commission.

References

  1. ^ a b United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Aileen Cannon
  2. ^ a b "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees". whitehouse.gov. April 29, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ "Ten Nominations Sent to the Senate", The White House, May 21, 2020
  4. ^ Nominations for July 29, 2020
  5. ^ Results of Executive Business Meeting – September 17, 2020, Senate Judiciary Committee
  6. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Aileen Mercedes Cannon, of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida)" United States Senate, November 12, 2020
Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
2020–present 		Incumbent
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