# Federal judge who oversaw Maduro, Trump cases dead at 92

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/federal-judge-who-oversaw-maduro-trump-cases-dead-at-92/
- Published: 2026-10-28T17:33:11+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T04:30:17+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/federal-judge-oversaw-maduro-trump-cases-dead-92
- Topics: Americas, Business, Government, Markets, Politics, World

## Key points

- Judge Alvin Hellerstein has died aged 92.
- A new judge will be assigned to Maduro’s case.
- Maduro and Flores deny the charges; trial is set for June 2027.

## Summary

US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein, who oversaw proceedings involving Nicolás Maduro and Donald Trump, has died aged 92. His death means a new judge will be randomly assigned to Maduro’s case, which concerns serious allegations against the former Venezuelan president and his wife.

Hellerstein had served on the Southern District of New York bench since 1998, following appointment by President Bill Clinton, and died of natural causes shortly before his 93rd birthday. Maduro and Cilia Flores have pleaded not guilty to multiple charges; their trial is scheduled for June 2027. Hellerstein had recently denied Flores’s request for release from jail to home confinement.

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