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Judge Alvin Hellerstein, who handled Trump and Maduro cases, dies at 92
Hellerstein, a Southern District of New York judge since 1998, had overseen the Maduro case and rejected a Trump hush money bid.
The short version
- Federal judge Alvin K. Hellerstein died at age 92, according to reports from ABC News and Fox News.[Fox News · ABC News]
- Hellerstein, a Clinton appointee, had served on the Southern District of New York bench since 1998.[Fox News · ABC News]
- He was overseeing the criminal case against former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, and in August he rejected Trump's bid to move a hush money case to federal court.[Fox News · ABC News]
- Reports differ on the date of death, with Fox News saying Tuesday and ABC News saying Wednesday.[Fox News · ABC News]
Key facts
- Alvin K. Hellerstein died at age 92, according to reporting from ABC News and Fox News.[Fox News · ABC News]
- ABC News attributed the report of his death to Edward Friedland, district executive for the Southern District of New York federal courts.[ABC News]
- Fox News reported that Hellerstein died of natural causes.[Fox News]
- President Bill Clinton appointed Hellerstein to the federal bench in 1998.[Fox News · ABC News]
- In August, Hellerstein rejected Donald Trump's bid to move his state hush money case to federal court and have it dismissed on presidential immunity grounds.[ABC News]
- Hellerstein was overseeing the criminal case against former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, according to Fox News.[Fox News]
What remains uncertain
Sources
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