Justice Ellen Gesmer rejected the emergency stay request ... be availing himself of the virtual appearance option offered by Judge Juan Merchan, who presided over the hush money trial.

Trump files another last-ditch attempt to delay hush money trial Key players: Appeals Court Judge Ellen Gesmer, Judge Juan Merchan, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, adult-film star Stormy ...

Judge Ellen Gesmer, of the state's mid-level appellate court, denied Trump's request for an order that would have indefinitely postponed sentencing and halted the case while he appeals a decision ...