Trump-appointed U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon, who is assigned to oversee the former president's upcoming trial in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case, has a lack of criminal court experience that calls "into question her readiness to handle what is likely to be an extraordinarily complex and high-profile courtroom clash," The New York Times reports.
Cannon assumed her position in November 2020 shortly after Trump lost the presidential election. Before her lifetime appointment, she had not served as a judge and had very few opportunities to preside over federal criminal cases because the overwhelming majority of them — 98 percent — resolve with plea deals.
