Judge Juan Merchan ended the hearing with a note of ... "It's a sad day for President Trump, his family, and his friends. But it's also, in counsel's view, a sad day for this country." ...

Justice Juan M. Merchan, an even-keeled jurist ... it has placed Justice Merchan and his family in Mr. Trump’s cross-hairs, an unusual position for the even-keeled judge. Born in Bogotá ...

Long Islander Juan M. Merchan will go down in history as the ... the bench by then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg in 2006, serving in Family Court in the Bronx. In 2009, Gov. David Paterson appointed ...

Trump knew in advance of the hearing that Judge Juan Merchan was not going to ... He trashed Judge Merchan and his family, individual prosecutors and their families, the witnesses, the jury ...

Justice Juan M. Merchan gave Donald J ... Mr. Trump and his lawyers have railed against Justice Merchan and his family since the case began. Three times over the past two years, Mr. Trump sought ...

Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan could have sentenced the 78-year ... His lawyers said he wanted to squelch the stories to protect his family, not his campaign. And while prosecutors said Cohen ...

Unfortunately, Judge Juan Merchan has demonstrated a behavior ... Trump has pointed out potential conflicts of interest related to Judge Merchan’s family. These claims not only merit scrutiny ...

In the wake of Judge Juan Merchan’s decision last week ... Not so fast, I told my family and friends. Merchan’s opinion, as well as Trump’s choice in appellate maneuvers, suggest to me ...

In the wake of Judge Juan Merchan’s decision last week to preserve the ... and “Do you think he’ll show?” Not so fast, I told my family and friends. Merchan’s opinion, as well as Trump’s choice in ...