1. Aileen is a member of the Federalist Society.
Since 2005 she has been a member of the Federalist Society.
She joined the society as a student at the Univeristy of Michigan Law Schoo. She was a part of society because she enjoyed the diversity of legal viewpoints discussed at Federalist Societ meetings and events.
She found the organizational discussion about the constitutional separation of power and the rule of law interesting.
Many members of the Supreme Court are members of the Federalist Society. The group comprises conservative and libertarian lawyers, law students, and scholars.
2. Cannon ruled Ocasio- The Cortes threats case.
In April, she sentenced a man to 18 months in prison with a $2000 fine.
The older man threatened Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Representative Alexandria Ocasio- Cortes, and prosecutor Kim Fozz. He also threatened a district attorney in Illinois.
His legal team requested a shorter sentence because he was diagnosed with cancer. So, he was sentenced to 18 months in prison.
3. The DOJ recognized her for her work on a Forth Amendment Appeal.
She received a certificate of appreciation for her outstanding contribution to the mission.
She worked on a Fourth Amendment appeal filed by a defendant in her district. She was an appellant council for the United States at the time in 2019.
The defendant, Reginald Gibbs, filed an appeal to suppress the evidence of a firearm seized by Miami-Dade police in a traffic stop.
She then presented oral arguments in the case and wrote the government's brief. The defendant's conviction was affirmed.
4. She moved from Colombia to the Southern District of Florida.
She was born in Columbia. She received her bachelor's degree from Duke University.
She then went to Michigan Law School for her Juris Doctor in law. Cannon then worked as a clerk for the U.S. Court of Appeals in Des, Moines, Lowa.
Cannon also worked as an associate attorney at a corporate law firm and moved to Washington, D.C. She worked for three years before working as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida.
She went to several places for her work before landing in Southern Florida. She lives with her husband and two children in Vero Beach, Florida.
5. Cannon is a member of the Order of the Coif.
Order of the Coif is an honor society for United States law school graduates.
Aileen has been a member of the Order of the Coif since she graduated from the Univeristy of Michigan Law School.
She received her Juris Degree and graduated in the top 10 percent of her class, making her eligible for membership in society.
She has been a member of the Order of the Coif since 2007.