Former president Donald Trump is familiar with New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan ... and each county around the state. As part of his portfolio, Merchan oversees a specialized court ...

New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan in March ... Defendant’s disdain for the Third Branch of government, whether state or federal, in New York or elsewhere, is a matter of public ...

Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan is abusing his power one last ... Merchan on Monday refused to postpone sentencing; a higher state judge has declined to overrule him; Trump’s ...

Judge Juan Merchan spent seven minutes during Friday’s sentencing hearing bemoaning that President-elect Donald Trump’s election victory prevented him from ...

Trump was found guilty in May of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records over allegations that he instructed his then-lawyer, Michael Cohen, to pay adult film star Stormy Daniels $130,000 to ...

Long Islander Juan ... Court in the Bronx. In 2009, Gov. David Paterson appointed Merchan to the Court of Claims. That same year, he was appointed as an acting justice in Manhattan's Supreme ...

That was the upshot of New York Justice Juan Merchan’s deft handling, with a critical assist from the U.S. Supreme Court, of Trump’s conviction on cover-up charges tied to hush-money payments ...

The president-elect laid out his thoughts on Merchan and the requirement to show up for sentencing on January 10 in his criminal hush money case.

Trump attends his sentencing hearing with Judge Juan Merchan following jury conviction in his hush money case.

Judge Juan Merchan understands that jury verdicts matter. And in this case, the verdict matters more than the sentence.

In his 18-page ruling, State Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan gave Trump the choice of appearing in person in his Manhattan courtroom or virtually. Merchan also said he is inclined to sentence ...

In a surprising move on a lightning-quick timetable that is unlikely to stand if challenged, the New York court ... U.S. Supreme Court if necessary—we expect he will succeed. Justice Juan ...