Just as she oversaw Karen Read’s initial trial last summer, Norfolk Superior Court Judge Beverly Cannone will preside over January's retrial.

Norfolk County Judge Beverly Cannone, who declared a mistrial in the first Karen Read trial, will return to the bench for the second trial, according to the state’s Trial Court.

DEDHAM − Judge Beverly Cannone will return to the bench for the second trial of Karen Read, which is scheduled to start early next year. Read is accused of killing her Boston police officer boyfriend and Braintree native John O'Keefe with her SUV outside a Canton home in January 2022 after a night of drinking.