Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan 2025 Election. New york (ap) — the judge overseeing donald trump’s hush money case in new york dealt with a host of weighty, unprecedented questions before deciding friday that. Trump will likely appeal merchan's ruling to the new york court of appeals and, if he doesn't win, to the supreme court.

Judge juan merchan denied trump’s motion to dismiss the case against him, and said he could appear in person or remotely for the sentencing. The judge has tried to treat former president donald trump like the hundreds of other defendants whose.