India, Jan. 5 -- Alvin Hellerstein, a 92-year-old Orthodox Jewish judge who was appointed to the federal court nearly three decades ago by Bill Clinton, will oversee the trial of Nicolas Maduro. The Venezuelan leader and his wife were captured on Saturday by US military forces while he was asleep in Caracas. He was later transported to the Brooklyn Detention Center to await his arraignment, which is set for Monday.

After learning that Hellerstein will oversee Maduro case, Trump said, "He is very respected."

Hellerstein, who was born in New York in 1933, served in the military prosecution service of the US Army, practiced law in the private sector, and was appointed as a federal judge for the Southern District of New York by then-Preside...