Posted on 12/19/2025 8:53:02 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin
Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan has been found guilty of one count against her and not guilty of another.
She was found guilty of impeding a proceeding, a felony, but not guilty of the less serious misdemeanor charge of concealing an individual to prevent his arrest or discovery.
The jury announced the decision after 8:30 p.m. at the federal courthouse in Milwaukee. The charges stem from an April 18 incident, in which Dugan led a man through a side door of her Milwaukee County courtroom. That happened after federal agents showed up at the courthouse to arrest the man for being in the country illegally. Dugan’s attorney: ‘The case is a long way from over’
It’s up to U.S. District Court Judge Lynn Adelman to decide Dugan’s sentence. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
Dugan’s defense attorney, Steve Biskupic, said the verdict is “disappointing.”
“The case is a long way from over,” Biskupic told reporters.
He suggested the juror’s split verdict was puzzling and said some elements of one charge against Dugan were the same as the elements needed to prove the other.
“How can you find (her) guilty there and not guilty on the first?” Biskpuic asked.
Brad Schimel, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Milwaukee, said he’s proud of the federal prosecutors who tried the case.
He said the verdict demonstrates that the “safest” places for carrying out arrest warrants are the public hallways of courthouses.
“The defendant’s actions provided an opportunity for a wanted subject to flee outside that safe courthouse environment, which led to a dangerous foot chase through automobile traffic,” Schimel said. “I’d like to think that she looked back on this from the get go with some regrets about what she did that day.”
On Thursday, Adelman warned the jury they should not consider Dugan’s potential punishment when deciding whether or not she’s guilty.
Throughout the evening Thursday, jurors sent Adelman notes, asking to see exhibits and requesting more clarity on the definitions of the charges against Dugan. At one point, jurors sent for pizza.
Stopped by reporters after the verdict, one juror, who asked not to be named, said the jury followed Adelman’s instructions faithfully. Asked if it was hard to decide, the person answered directly.
“Yes,” said the juror. “Yes.”
Along with potential fines, the impeding-a-proceeding charge filed against Dugan carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison, while the concealment charge carried a maximum penalty of one year behind bars.
But prison time in Dugan’s case would be virtually unheard of given the allegations in the case and Dugan’s lack of a criminal record, University of Wisconsin-Madison Law Professor John Gross told WPR.
Gross called the case “incredibly unique.”
“Judges rarely face criminal charges,” Gross said. “Generally speaking, (judges are) people who are pretty outstanding members of the community.”
Dugan’s trial has put a spotlight on Milwaukee, and it’s highlighted the tension between President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and the authority of a local judge.
Lock her up!
Hopefully enough to take away her law license.
I think I read elsewhere that she has been disbarred. She’s also facing prison time and some stiff fines. Her income WAS $175,000.00/year!
Of course, the Lunatic Leftists are already pulling their hair and gnashing their teeth and setting up funds to help keep her out of prison. Fools.
Thank goodness SOME sanity prevailed on that Jury! MAGA!
“But prison time in Dugan’s case would be virtually unheard of given the allegations in the case and Dugan’s lack of a criminal record, University of Wisconsin-Madison Law Professor John Gross told WPR.”
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“Federal prosecutor: Dugan is neither evil nor a martyr”
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Given all this I’m confident she will spend nary a day behind bars.
I thought despite the overwhelming evidence presented, jockeying for the most liberal judge and a number of other influences, she would waddle off free as a bird.
Pleasantly surprised. Shows once you get out of DC/NY/Chicago/SF/LA rigged jurisdictions, fair trials are still possible
Ping.
Unfortunately, I believe you are right.
Lateesha is next.
I ready earlier that she was found guilty of “FELONY OBSTRUCTION” not “impeding a predeeding”.
I would tend to believe the former rather than latter assertion of public radio.
Both should be felonies as they are the same thing. How can one be considered a misdemeanor if the other is a felony? Both accomplish the same goal. This is why we have so many crimes that have different levels to use to get certain people out of them.
wy69
You don’t need to be a lawyer to be a judge.
True, but she was.
Good, at least she'll face some penalty.
The only justice that can come next is to strip her of any pension, NGO or NFP positions. Basically cut her off from the public teat. Since she likes to be the Doorman, let her go work at a hotel or condominium as a Doorman.
She’ll never be a judge again, regardless . Pretty sure a felony record ends that, even in WI
And no $175k job
Unfortunately she's retirement age, born 1959, so she'll just retire. Not much of a punishment so hopefully some jail.
Yes, she’s fat. Yes, she’s ugly. And yes, she’s stupid.
But, as a judge in the courts she should be held to the highest standard because she represented the law which binds a nation and its citizenry together. Once that binding is broken, then we have anarchy. And, we hav had it for a long time.
If someone is going to take on the job of being a judge, regardless of their inclinations, they have to put their biases to the side and follow the law. Even if it grates against those biases. If they can't do that, then don't take the job.
In order to get some kind of justicial order for the nation, its laws, the rest of the judiciary, up and down, this has to be done to the fullest extent. Or, we don't have an honest judiciary.
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