Retired Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Thomas “Tam” Wilson Jr., who presided over one of the most publicized voter fraud cases in the country when Mayor Xavier Saurez was challenged by Joseph Carollo—died at 71.

Wilson died Friday after a long illness, according to his 19-year judicial assistant, Patty Mendez. Wilson, who lived in Miami, did not want a funeral service and will be cremated, she said.