Who Is Judge Juan Merchan? His Wiki Details, Parents, Married Life, & Net Worth

The judge who oversaw last year's fraud case against the Trump organization is expected to try the former president over hush money payments made to porn star Stormy Daniels. That would be Juan Merchan, who has been an acting justice with the State Supreme Court since 2009.

Juan Merchan Wikipedia Details

Who Is Juan Merchan? Biography & Parents Details

Juan Merchan (born in 1962, age: 60 years old) is an acting justice for the New York County Supreme Court, Criminal Term in the 1st Judicial District of New York, who was appointed in 2009. Moreover, as a young man, Juan Merchan worked for several years as an internal auditor at a small real estate development company. Meanwhile, he is the judge that Trump and attorneys for both sides can expect to likely hear the case. Other than that, Juan Merchan is yet to have a Wikipedia page.

Juan Merchan was born Juan Manuel Merchan to his parents in Bogota, Colombia. As per records, his parents moved to the USA when he was just 6 years old. Moreover, his father was a military officer who later served in the country’s intelligence service in Columbia and worked as a night dishwasher at the old Americana Hotel in Manhattan after moving to the USA. Meanwhile, his mother worked in New York at a range of jobs, including packaging food for airline meals and working in zipper and toy factories. However, the names of his father and his mother have been kept private. As per records, Juan Merchan grew up along with his five siblings.

Juan Merchan was born in 1962 which makes him 60 years old as of writing. There is no proper information regarding his birthday but, some media refer that he celebrates his birthday on 1 June every year. Based on the available date of birth, he has Gemini as his zodiac or star sign. Even though he was born in Bogota, Colombia, he holds American nationality as he has been living in New York since he was 6 years old. Moreover, Juan Merchan comes from a family of Latin ethnic background and follows Christianity as his religion.

After graduating from a local high school, Juan Merchan went to Baruch College and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration in 1990. Eventually, he went to Hofstra University School of Law and graduated with a law degree in 1994. At the age of 60, he looks fabulous at his height of 5 feet and 10 inches with a decent weight.

Juan Merchan Married Life

As per records, Juan Merchan is a married man and has a wife named Lara Merchan. The couple has been married for years but there is no information regarding his married date. Moreover, Juan has remained very private about his married life and hasn't talked much about it in the public media. Meanwhile, his wife is a Director of Training & Recruitment at the Nassau County District Attorney's Office. As the couple went to the same law college, there is a chance that they met during their law class.

As he has been married for years, it is certain that he has some kids, who are in their adulthood. As per records, he has a daughter named Loren Merchan, who was in the VP campaign for Kamala Harris in 2019.

Juan Merchan Career & Net Worth Insights

Juan Merchan started his legal career as an assistant district attorney at New York County District Attorney's Office in 1994 and worked there till 1999. In 1999, he joined NYS Attorney General as a Deputy Attorney General in-Charge Nassau County Region and retired in 2006 as an Assistant Attorney General in-Charge Nassau County Region. From 2006 to 2009, he was a Family Court Judge in Bronx County. Since 2009, he has been serving as an acting justice for the New York County Supreme Court.

After years of work, Juan Merchan has an estimated net worth of $2 Million approximately as of 2023. As an acting Justice, he receives an annual salary of $136,700.