Duffy also presided over the trial and conviction of the four principal perpetrators of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing . In a recent book about the trial , " Defending Mohammad : Justice on Trial , " Robert E. Precht , a defense attorney for Mohammad Salameh ( who rented the yellow Ryder van that carried the explosives ) , accuses Judge Duffy of bias and of " essentially convicting his client before the trial ended . " Other defense lawyers have applauded the Judge 's fair handling of the case and after the trial the New York Post ran a headline calling him the " Avenger . " He also presided over the trial of Ramzi Yousef , the mastermind of the Bojinka plot ( the Manilla Bombing Conspiracy ) , to hijack planes bound for the west coast of the United States and fly them into the Pacific Ocean on a coordinated schedule . In the words of the Second Circuit , " Judge Duffy carefully , impartially , and commendably conducted the two lengthy and extraordinarily complex trials from which these appeals were taken . The fairness of the proceedings over which he presided is beyond doubt . " United States v. Yousef , 327 F. 3d 56 , 173 ( 2d Cir . 2003 ) . Duffy 's work on the civil side has included important and difficult litigations , including presiding over the Iranian Assets Litigation , which followed from the attachment of Iranian government assets following the taking of American hostages . He also presided over the tender offer battle in which Gulf & Western Industries , Inc. made a hostile tender offer for A&P
1993 World Trade Center bombing
1993 World Trade Center bombing
Kevin Duffy