Judge Juan Merchan is presiding over the historic criminal prosecution of former President Donald Trump in Manhattan, with jury selection expected to begin on April 15. That has his politics...

He presided over the 2024 criminal trial of former US president Donald Trump, in which Trump was found guilty by the jury. Merchan is the first judge in history to preside over the criminal indictment and a guilty verdict of a US President, and the first judge to hold a President in criminal contempt of court.

Apr 7, 2023 · Judge Juan Merchan, the judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal case in New York, donated $35 in political contributions to Democrats in 2020, including a $15 contribution to the campaign of...

Sep 5, 2024 · EXCLUSIVE: America First Legal (AFL) is suing New York State Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan for refusing to turn over his financial disclosures amid questions about his daughter’s work at a...

Apr 4, 2023 · Merchan was the judge overseeing the case and trial of the Trump Organization and its former CFO, Allen Weisselberg. During that trial last year, Merchan shot down assertions from Trump...

Judge Merchan appears driven by Democrat partisanship and financial gain for his daughter. “It is imperative that New Yorkers and all Americans have confidence that justice is being dispensed...

May 31, 2024 · Ms Merchan is president of Authentic Campaigns, a firm that has worked on digital fundraising and advertising for Democratic clients, including Mr Biden and Adam Schiff, a top Trump critic on ...

Apr 15, 2024 · New York Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan is a seasoned jurist who is no stranger to Trump’s orbit. He has presided over the Trump Organization tax fraud trial, sentenced the former president’s...

Juan Merchan is an acting justice for the New York County Supreme Court, Criminal Term in the 1st Judicial District of New York. He was appointed to this position in 2009 by Chief Administrative Judge Ann T. Pfau.

Apr 2, 2023 · The judge handling the unusual and historic case is Juan Manuel Merchan, a veteran of the New York court system who has spent more than 15 years on the bench and is no stranger to...