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Screen capture from video of federal judge Alvin Hellerstein during an interview with the Refusniks and Activists website, 2023. (Resfusniksactivists)

NEW YORK — Alvin Hellerstein, a senior US federal judge who oversaw many high-profile cases in nearly three decades on the bench, including matters involving US President Donald Trump and the prosecution of ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, died on Wednesday, according to a published death notice.

Hellerstein, an Orthodox Jew, was 92. He had served on the bench since 1998 and was appointed by former Democratic president Bill Clinton.

The judge’s cases, including the Maduro case, are expected to be randomly assigned to other federal judges.…