As Adam Gabbatt reminds us, Florida judge Aileen Cannon, who raises eyebrows because of her ineptness and willingness to bend over backwards to serve the ends of one Donald Trump who appointed her, is also closely connected to Leonard Leo and his Federalist Society. Of which she has been a member since 2005….
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/11/leonard-leo-aileen-cannon-trump-conservative-judges
Jose Paglierry does a deep dive today into the strange career of Trump-appointed Judge Aileen Cannon and her manifold baffling mistakes on the bench. As he notes,
Last month, The New York Times discovered that Cannon has only handled four trials, collectively accounting for just 14 days in court—less than three weeks of experience before handling a potential turning point for American democracy.
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https://www.thedailybeast.com/inside-one-egregious-mistake-from-trumps-florida-judge-aileen-cannon
