New York State Judge Juan Merchan sentences U.S. President-elect Donald Trump as he appears remotely alongside his lawyer Todd Blanche for a sentencing hearing in the criminal case in which he was ...

Justice Juan M. Merchan, an even-keeled jurist, has been in the president-elect’s cross-hairs for nearly two years. By Kate Christobek In nearly two decades on the bench, Justice Juan M. Merchan ...

Trump Plays the Racist Hits at New York TrialTrump appeared to take a shot at Judge Juan Merchan’s heritage Tuesday, saying of the Colombia-born judge, “Take a look at where he comes from ...

Merchan, who The New York Times has reported is a native of Colombia, grew up in Queens and graduated from Hofstra University School of Law in 1994.

Trump previously raised eyebrows by criticizing where Merchan is from. During a post-trial press event, Trump urged those watching to “take a look at where” the Colombia-born Merchan “comes ...

NewsmaxA speaker at Donald Trump’s rally in the Bronx Thursday cited his Hispanic heritage while apologizing to the indicted Republican presidential candidate for the behavior of the judge in ...

Judge Juan Merchan comes from Colombia. He moved to the U.S. as a kid. Remarkably, Judge Aileen Cannon was also born in Colombia — but I doubt Trump knows that," he wrote. "He's an American.

Merchan, who was born in Colombia and immigrated to the U.S. at the age of six, is presiding over Trump’s criminal trial, where he faces a potential four-year prison sentence if found guilty of ...

"This is ugly stuff. Judge Juan Merchan comes from Colombia. He moved to the U.S. as a kid. Remarkably, Judge Aileen Cannon was also born in Colombia — but I doubt Trump knows that," Columbus wrote.

Merchan was born in Bogotá, Colombia, and moved to Queens, New York at the age of six. After attending Baruch College, he received a J.D. from Hofstra University School of Law.

Here's what's happening at Trump's trial The prosecution and defense have rested their cases. Judge Juan Merchan told the jury to return next Tuesday since there wouldn't be enough time this week ...

Trump appeared to take a shot at Judge Juan Merchan’s heritage Tuesday, saying of the Colombia-born judge, “Take a look at where he comes from.” ...