Federal judge who oversaw Trump, Maduro and 9/11 cases dies at 92
NEW YORK (AP) — Alvin K. Hellerstein, a Manhattan federal judge who presided over cases involving President Donald Trump, former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and the 9/11 attacks during nearly three decades on the bench, has died. He was 92. Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain announced Hellerstein's death in a statement Wednesday, saying his “energetic and dedicated service to this Court continued until his death.” “He is greatly appreciated and will be sorely missed,” she added. Appointed to the federal bench in 1998 by President Bill Clinton, a Democrat, Hellerstein kept a robust docket…
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