I think people might be misinterpreting the Judge Cannon thing. (With update.) [View all]

[Tommy Carcetti]

Last edited Fri Jun 9, 2023, 04:08 PM - Edit history (3)

Court filings for the arraignment include her name. People assume she's been assigned to hear the arraignment.

The arraignment is in Miami.

Judge Cannon sits in Fort Pierce, which is over 100 miles north of Miami.

It would make no sense for one judge to travel 100 miles down to a place where there are multiple judges available to hear the case.

However, Judge Cannon did notoriously oversee the review of the documents that formed the basis for these charges.

Therefore, it's possible--and likely even, considering the logic of the situation--that her name was included simply because of her prior involvement on the case, not because she's been assigned to hear it.

Electronic court filings typically have a broad service list that includes all lawyers and individuals who have been involved in the case at some point.

UPDATE:

See Page 45 of indictment.

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.648653/gov.uscourts.flsd.648653.3.0.pdf

The government specifically requests a trial in the West Palm Beach Division. The box is specifically checked.

The Fort Pierce Division box is not checked. That's where Cannon is located.

Yes, it is weird that both Cannon and Reinhart's names are on it. (The two judges who were actually charged with handling pre-indictment proceedings.) But I don't think that means much in the end.

Cannon's not getting this case.