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Meet the 92-Year-Old Judge Presiding Over Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro’s trial

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During testimony of a key witness in the fraud trial of Archegos Capital executives, Judge Alvin Hellerstein abruptly paused the proceedings to take a FaceTime call. A courtroom sketch in 2023 of Judge Alvin Hellerstein in Manhattan. Holding up his phone, Hellerstein proudly showed the Manhattan federal courtroom his newest—and seventh—great-grandchild. “The jurors exclaimed, ‘Oh … Read more

Who is Alvin Hellerstein? 92-year-old judge to preside over Nicolas Maduro case in Manhattan

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Alvin Hellerstein, a 92-year-old Orthodox Jewish judge who was appointed to the federal court nearly three decades ago by Bill Clinton, will oversee the trial of Nicolas Maduro. The Venezuelan leader and his wife were captured on Saturday by US military forces while he was asleep in Caracas. He was later transported to the Brooklyn … Read more