Aileen Cannon, Judge in Trump Assassination Case, Refuses to Recuse Herself The man accused of plotting to shoot Donald J. Trump at his golf course had asked the judge to step aside, saying she had been praised by the former president and listed as a possible Trump appointee.

Dismissal of Trump Documents Case Brings New Scrutiny to Judge Aileen Cannon Judge Aileen Cannon’s rulings in the documents case had fueled questions about favoritism and legal acumen even before she threw out the charges that Donald Trump had mishandled classified documents.

Trump’s Case Put the Judge, Aileen Cannon, Under a Spotlight Before she was assigned Donald J. Trump’s classified documents case, she had little experience with criminal trials, and her impartiality came into question early on.

Aileen Cannon, Judge in Trump Documents Case, Is Judge Aileen M. Cannon’s ruling to start the Trump documents trial in May 2024 showed, for now, that she is the jurist defenders have described: level-headed and not beholden to the man who appointed her.