A general view shows Judge Juan Manuel Merchan's courtroom at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City on March 12, 2024. Former US President Trump will become the first former US president to face... Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images

President-elect Donald Trump appears remotely for a sentencing hearing in front of New York State Judge Juan Merchan with his attorney Todd Blanche...

Jan 4, 2025 · Judge Juan Merchan on Friday ordered Trump to appear in court—either in person or virtually—for sentencing on January 10, just over... Then-former President Donald Trump is seen on May 30,...

Jan 3, 2025 · New York State Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan has ordered Donald Trump to be sentenced for the 34 felony counts in his hush-money case on January 10, before his inauguration. In an 18-page...

Jan 10, 2025 · The unconditional discharge, which state Judge Juan Merchan said he was likely to impose, allows Trump's conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business records to stand with no further...

Jan 10, 2025 · Judge Juan Merchan ended the hearing with a note of good luck to the future president. "I wish you God speed as you assume a second term in office," Merchan said. The case marks the...

Jan 3, 2025 · Judge Juan Merchan ordered Trump to appear on Jan. 10 for sentencing. The judge in Donald Trump's New York criminal hush money case indicated Friday that he intends to sentence the president-elect to an "unconditional discharge" out of respect for the presidential immunity doctrine.

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.

Nov 12, 2024 · Judge Juan Merchan oversaw Trump’s high profile hush money case where he was ultimately convicted of 34 felonies in New York earlier this year (AP)

General view shows Judge Juan Manuel Merchan's courtroom at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City on March 12, 2024. Former US President Trump...