Alvin K. Hellerstein, Federal Judge Who Oversaw Maduro Case, Dies

U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein died on Wednesday morning at age 92, according to Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain. Hellerstein was appointed in 1998 and was overseeing the trial of Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela in Manhattan. Fox News reported he died of natural causes.

• NYT — Alvin K. Hellerstein, Federal Judge Who Oversaw Maduro Case, Dies
• Fox News — Federal judge who oversaw Maduro, Trump cases dead at 92
• Breitbart — Judge Overseeing Nicolas Maduro Drug Trafficking Case Dies at 92

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