A veteran of the New York trial court system, Merchan is no stranger to high-profile prosecutions — particularly those involving Donald Trump and his associates.
Merchan is a veteran of the New York legal system"He's a serious jurist, smart and even tempered," Manhattan defense attorney Ron Kuby."He's not one of those judges who yells at lawyers, and is characterized as a no-nonsense judge. But he's always in control of the courtroom."
Karen Friedman Agnifilo, a lawyer who previously worked in the Manhattan District Attorney's Office supervising cases Merchan oversaw,Merchan"doesn't let the prosecutors or the defendants create any issues in his courtroom. He doesn't let a media circus or any other kind of circus happen. I don't think Donald Trump attacking him and threatening him is going to bode very well for him in the courtroom," Agnifilo said.
"The judge is the kind of judge where he will ignore it and not hold it against Donald Trump. He's not vindictive in any way like that." Merchan was previously a family court judge, a New York assistant attorney general and an assistant district attorney for New York County.Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.
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