The federal judge in New York handling the prosecution of ousted Venezuelan leader Nicols Maduro has died.

Judge Alvin Hellerstein died of natural causes just shy of his 93rd birthday, according to the court.

Hellerstein was appointed by President Clinton and has overseen a diverse array of federal cases in the nation's preeminent district court, including litigation involving the September 11 attacks A new judge will be randomly assigned to take over Maduro and his other matters.