Roy K. Altman

U.S. District Judge, Southern District of Florida

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Born: Caracas

Education: Yale Law School, Columbia University, Miami Country Day School

Last updated Nov 2, 2026

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Trump takes his media-lawsuit playbook global with a $10B shot at the BBC

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Overseeing the case; in August 2026 allowed Trump to narrow the suit to reputational harm

A federal magistrate judge ordered Trump to answer questions under oath by Dec. 11 in his $10 billion defamation suit against the BBC. The BBC's lawyer told the court Trump had canceled an agreed Oct. 16 date for a "matter of national importance" while he was campaigning in Georgia.

Updated Oct 22