Crossfiled2 outlets · filed 28 October 2026
92-year-old US judge handling Maduro case dies
Alvin Hellerstein, the US judge overseeing the case against deposed Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, has died aged 92, an official confirmed on Wednesday. As one of the oldest US federal judges, questions had been raised about whether he was the right justice to preside over what could be a prol
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Both outlets focus on the death of Alvin Hellerstein and identify him as the judge tied to the Maduro case, with The Hill and South China Morning Post each noting he was 92. The Hill frames him as a longtime federal judge and says he was set to oversee the criminal trial, while the South China Morning Post adds that questions had been raised about whether he was the right justice to preside over the case.
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