Alvin Kenneth Hellerstein (born December 28, 1933) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a senior United States district judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. He was appointed in 1998 by President Bill Clinton, and he assumed senior status in 2011. He has presided over several high-profile cases, including various litigation brought in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, a lawsuit brought against Harvey Weinstein, and the fraud trials of businesswoman Charlie Javice and investor Bill Hwang. He is currently presiding over the federal criminal proceeding against Venezuela's president, Nicolás Maduro.
Career output and lasting influence
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 3/year
New York Southern District Court · 1998–2011
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, New York City1960–1998
JAG CorpsU.S. Army · 1957–1960
Law clerk , Hon. Edmund Palmieri · 1956–1957
Appointments
- 1998–2011 · Appointed by William J. Clinton (Democratic)
Education
J.D. · 1956- Columbia CollegeB.A. · 1954