Alvin Hellerstein, a Manhattan federal judge who oversaw cases involving Nicolás Maduro, President Trump and the September 11 attacks, died Wednesday at 92, CBS News and the Associated Press report. A spokesperson for the court confirmed the death.

The AP, in a story carried by PBS, reports he died Wednesday morning surrounded by family. Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain called him a "distinguished jurist." His funeral is set for Thursday in Manhattan.

At his death, Hellerstein was presiding over the criminal case against Maduro, the former Venezuelan president. Maduro was captured with his wife, Cilia Flores, in a US raid in Caracas in January. Two weeks ago Hellerstein entered a not guilty plea for Maduro after he twice refused to enter one. Their trial was set for next June.

The AP reports Judge Analisa Torres will take over the case. Former federal prosecutor Duncan Levin said the death is unlikely to cause major delays. "There's no automatic pause," he said in remarks reported by CBS News.

"We were saddened to learn of Judge Hellerstein's passing and offer our condolences to his family," said Barry Pollack, a lawyer for Maduro.

Hellerstein also turned down Trump's efforts to move his New York hush money case to federal court three times. In August he again ruled that the case did not touch presidential immunity. CBS News notes some criticized him for taking the Maduro case days after he turned 92.

President Bill Clinton appointed him to the bench in 1998. He spent two decades on lawsuits tied to the September 11 attacks. In 2010 he rejected a settlement for sick ground zero workers as too low. "This is different. This is 9/11," he said.

What we know: Hellerstein died Wednesday at 92, and the AP reports Judge Analisa Torres will take over the Maduro case.
What we don't: Whether the Maduro trial date in June will hold.