Federal Judge Alvin Hellerstein, who oversaw Nicolas Maduro case, has died at 92
A new judge will be appointed to handle the Maduro case, the court said.
The federal judge in New York handling the prosecution of ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro has died.
Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein died of natural causes just shy of his 93rd birthday, according to the court.
Hellerstein was appointed by President Clinton to U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in 1998 and has overseen a diverse array of federal cases in the nation’s preeminent district court, including litigation involving the September 11, 2001, attacks.
A new judge will be randomly assigned to take over the Maduro case and Hellerstein's other matters, according to the court.
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