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Juan Merchan
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Overview
- Juan Merchan graduated from Hofstra University School of Law and in 1994 he took a job as an assistant district attorney in Manhattan. (*1)
- In 2006, Juan Merchan was appointed Judge, Court of Claims by Michael Bloomberg (then Mayor of New York City in 2006).
- In 2009, he was appointed Judge, Court of Claims by David Paterson (then Governor of New York in 2009), a Democrat. (*2)
Political activity
- Steven Gillers, a professor of legal ethics at New York University, questioned Juan Merchan's political contributions.
- According to Professor Steven Gillers, 'the act of a sitting judge making political contributions to a particular candidate or political party violates the New York State Code of Judicial Conduct. He said.
- Karen Friedman Anifilo, a former prosecutor in the Manhattan district attorney's office, also took issue with the political donations.
- She said that the political donations had led many voters to believe that 'President Trump's trial is a trial in which there is a conflict of interest for Juan Merchan'.
- She noted that it was likely that they would consider 'Juan Merchan, a judge who lacks impartiality'.(*3)
Loren Merchan
- Loren Merchan is Juan Merchan's daughter.
- She runs the digital firm Authentic Campaigns.
- Loren Merchan worked with Kamala Harris and Joe Biden on their 2020 presidential campaigns.
- Gavin Newsom (Governor of California),
- Cory Booker (Senator),
- Hakeem Jeffries (House Minority Leader),
- Kyrsten Sinema (Senator)'
Conflicts of interest
- Juan Merchan's daughter (Loren Merchan) has received 'substantial compensation from Kamala Harris'.
According to the New York State Code of Judicial Conduct (§ 100.3(E)(1)(d)(iii)), 'a judge shall recuse himself or herself from a case in which a relative (within the sixth degree) has a financial interest'.
- It should be noted that the company run by Juan Merchan's daughter (Loren Merchan), the digital firm Authentic Campaigns, 'has received tens of millions of dollars in compensation from members of the Democratic Party'.
