POLITICS● ELEVATED2h ago · Oct 28, 2026, 5:16 PM
Judge overseeing Maduro trial dies
The Hill · north america
Alvin Hellerstein, a longtime federal judge who was set to oversee the criminal trial of deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, has died, according to a court official. He was 92. Nominated by then-President Clinton in 1998, Hellerstein oversaw many high-profile disputes during his nearly three decades on the bench in New York City. He was back in the national limelight presiding over…
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