Too old? The 92-year-old US judge handling Maduro case

NEW YORK: Alvin Hellerstein, the US judge overseeing the case against deposed Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, is a no-nonsense 92-year-old with a long list of high-profile cases on his CV. But as one of the oldest US federal judges — born in 1933 — some are unsure he is best suited to preside over what could be a prolonged trial for Maduro on drug trafficking charges. “The issue of age cannot be ignored,” Shira Scheindlin, a former federal judge in New York, told AFP. Still, she praised Hellerstein as a “very smart and savvy” courtroom operator.

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