John Matthew Cannella (February 8, 1908 – October 30, 1996) was a United States federal judge.
Born in New York, New York, Cannella received a B.S. from Fordham College in 1930 and an LL.B. from Fordham University School of Law in 1933. He was in private practice in New York City from 1935 to 1940. He was an assistant U.S. Attorney of the Southern District of New York from 1940 to 1942. He was a U.S. Coast Guard Executive Officer to the Intelligence Service, Third Naval District from 1942 to 1945. He was an Assistant counsel, Office of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, New York City in 1945. He was a Commissioner, New York State Department of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity from 1945 to 1948. He was a Commissioner, New York State Department of Licenses from 1948 to 1949. He was an Associate justice, New York Court of Special Sessions from 1949 to 1963.
Cannella was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Cannella was nominated by President John F. Kennedy on April 4, 1963, to a seat vacated by Irving R. Kaufman. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 28, 1963, and received his commission on July 3, 1963. He assumed senior status on December 31, 1977. Cannella served in that capacity until October 30, 1996, due to his death.
He died in Glen Cove, New York.