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Judge overseeing Maduro federal trial dies at age 92

Published 1h ago · Latest report 39m ago · Death

Affects United States and Venezuela · Covered in 3 countries

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Federal judge Alvin Hellerstein, presiding over the Nicolas Maduro trial, has died at 92.

Longtime Manhattan federal judge Alvin Hellerstein has died at 92, leaving the criminal case against former Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro without its presiding judge. Appointed to the bench in 1998, Hellerstein handled numerous high-profile disputes throughout his career. The trial will now be reassigned to a different judge by random selection.

The appointmentHellerstein was nominated to the federal bench by former President Bill Clinton.
The next stepsCourt officials confirmed the case will be randomly reassigned to another judge following his death.

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South China Morning Post92-year-old US judge handling Maduro case dies39m ago · open ↗

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Why it matters

Judicial assignments in high-profile federal criminal cases carry immense public interest, especially when handling prosecutions of foreign leaders. The sudden vacancy requires a procedural reassignment that could impact the timeline of ongoing proceedings.

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Alvin Hellerstein, a federal judge in Manhattan who was overseeing the criminal case against Nicolas Maduro, has died at 92 after being originally appointed by President Clinton in 1998.

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