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Alvin Hellerstein

Judge · Politician

Alvin Hellerstein is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Alvin Hellerstein · Алвін Галлерстейн · אלווין הלרשטיין · ألفين هيلرشتاين · الفين هيلرشتاين · 1 more...				[sources]
Alias	Alvin K. Hellerstein · Alvin Kenneth Hellerstein				[sources]
Birth date	1933-12-28				[sources]
Place of birth	New York City				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	United States				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Alvin				[sources]
Last name	Hellerstein				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q4738117				[sources]
Position	Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1998-2011)				[sources]
Education	Bronx High School of Science · Columbia Law School · Columbia University				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-19	Last processed	2026-02-15	First seen	2025-11-18

Descriptions

American judge

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-11-20

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York	1998-10-22	2011-01-30

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,029

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons270,885

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata333,870

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