As U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon prepares to preside over the historic prosecution of former President Trump, her relative lack of inexperience on the bench has come under the spotlight.
reported, citing legal experts and a court transcript. The transcript revealed that Cannon closed jury selection to a defendant’s family and the general public, an apparent violation of the constitutional right to a public trial.
Additionally, she failed to swear in the prospective jury pool—a necessary process in which potential jurors take an oath of truth—which forced her to restart jury selection, according to Reuters. Cannon reportedly defended her decision to close the courtroom by blaming space restrictions. As Cannon prepares to preside over the historic prosecution of against Trump, her relative lack of inexperience on the bench has come under the spotlight.
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