New YorkJudge Alvin Hellerstein, 92, who handled Maduro’s case, has died.

Venezuela’s deposed president now needs a new judge on his drug trafficking charges.

Hellerstein handled the case for over a decade, including the conviction of Venezuela’s former intelligence chief, Hugo Carvajal.

Questions had been raised about whether a 92-year-old should preside over a prolonged trial.

US forces seized Maduro in January, and his trial now waits on a successor.

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weighs the Hellerstein death against doubts about whether an elderly judge could handle a prolonged Maduro trial, and recalls his 9/11 and Trump rulings

Sources: Dawn