Justice Juan M. Merchan, an even-keeled jurist, has been in the president-elect’s cross-hairs for nearly two years.

In a historic decision, Judge Juan Merchan imposed an unconditional discharge, sparing Trump from prison, fines, or probation but leaving a criminal conviction on his record. The ruling comes just 10 ...

"Never before has this court been presented with such a unique and remarkable set of circumstances," Judge Juan Merchan said before ... prosecutors and even their family members.

Judge Juan Merchan spoke to President-elect Donald Trump for several minutes as he imposed a sentence of unconditional discharge without any punishment in the New York hush money case. Merchan cited ...

Long Islander Juan M. Merchan will go down in history as the judge who sentenced President ... Mayor Michael Bloomberg in 2006, serving in Family Court in the Bronx. In 2009, Gov.

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's ...

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." ...

Trump DOJ Drops Case Against Trans-Procedure Whistleblower at Texas Children’s Hospital ‘America Is a Pro-Family Country ... New York supreme court judge Juan Merchan denied an attempt ...

EXCLUSIVE: President-elect Donald Trump slammed Judge Juan Merchan for denying his request ... Bragg—or about court staff, DA staff, or family members of staff. One issue Trump has been barred ...

After the trial, on Jan. 3, Merchan slammed Trump's "lack of respect for judges, juries, grand juries and the justice system as a whole" and rejected his last-ditch bid to have the verdict tossed due ...