US Judge Overseeing Nicolas Maduro Case Dies at 92

According to the South China Morning Post, an official confirmed on Wednesday that Alvin Hellerstein, the United States judge who was overseeing the case against deposed Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, has died at the age of 92.

Hellerstein, who was noted as one of the oldest US federal judges, had faced questions regarding his suitability to preside over what might become an extended trial concerning Maduro's drug trafficking charges. His extensive professional history involved managing civil matters stemming from the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, and he frequently declined settlements that he considered inequitable to the complainants. Furthermore, Hellerstein had previously been involved in a dispute with Trump, as he denied the US president's request to transfer his New York hush money case to federal court.