Juan Manuel Merchan[1] (born 1962/1963) [2] is an American judge and former prosecutor. He is an acting justice of the New York State Supreme Court in New York County (Manhattan). He presided over the 2024 criminal trial of former US president Donald Trump, in which Trump was found guilty by the jury.

Jan 9, 2025 · The childhood home of acting Justice Juan Merchan at 94-16 34 Road in Jackson Heights, as it looks today. Juan Manuel Merchan was born in Bogota, Colombia, on July 29, 1962, during a...

Juan Merchan was born into a working-class family, where values of hard work and perseverance were instilled from a young age. His interest in law began during his high school years, fueled by a passion for justice and equity.

Juan Merchan is an eminent American judge and former prosecutor working currently as an acting justice of the New York State Supreme Court.

Apr 3, 2023 · The New York State Supreme Court justice slated to preside over Tuesday's arraignment of former President Donald J. Trump is, Juan Merchan, a Colombian American whose family emigrated to the United States at the young age of six.

Mar 31, 2023 · The US-based Lawyer, Juan Merchan was born to his parents in the year 1962 in Bogota, Columbia. Therefore, he is 60 years old as of March 2023. Later, the family moved to the United States of America when Juan was six years of age. Besides that, he also has five other siblings in the family.

Jan 10, 2025 · In nearly two decades on the bench, Justice Juan M. Merchan has sentenced crooked cops, the so-called Soccer Mom Madam and skydivers who jumped off the World Trade Center. But no defendant...

Mar 17, 2024 · Born in Colombia, Merchan emigrated as a 6-year-old and grew up in New York. He worked his way through college, graduated from Hofstra University’s law school, and was a state lawyer and...

May 31, 2024 · Justice Merchan began his legal career in 1994, when he graduated from Hofstra University School of Law. He worked as a prosecutor, first in the New York County District …

Jan 4, 2025 · In an 18-page legal opinion, Judge Juan Merchan laid out his reasoning for the ruling. His most important finding was that Trump’s conviction should not be thrown out simply because he was elected president.