Former Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan was ordered Wednesday to pay a $5,000 fine for obstructing the arrest of an illegal immigrant at a courthouse, but she will not serve any prison time.Dugan, 67, was convicted of felony obstruction last year after federal agents attempted to serve a warrant to Eduardo Flores-Ruiz on April 18, 2025.She was acquitted of concealing an individual to prevent arrest, a misdemeanor.
She faced up to five years in prison. Prosecutors had asked that Dugan be sentenced to between 15 and 21 months. DEM JUDGE IN HOT SEAT AFTER DHS EXPOSES 'WHOLE NEW LEVEL' OF ACTIVISM, SHELTERING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTFormer Milwaukee Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan was convicted of obstruction for helping a defendant evade federal immigration agents outside her courtroom. (Lee Matz/ Milwaukee Independent via AP)Dugan addressed the case against her on Wednesday just before U.S.District Judge Lynn Adelman imposed her sentence, defending her actions and announcing she intends to "return to public service." "My acts that day were consistent with community concerns at the courthouse," Dugan said.
"My judicial acts were not done with any malicious intent or to advance any personal interests.""Since the government’s arrest of me, I was forced to retire… In January, I resigned from my office, so the constituents would have a judge in my branch to begin the year," she added."I have been cast as a scaffold and as a hero.
I am neither.I am a public servant who was just trying to do my job.
Your honor, I will not let those minutes on April 18, 2025 define my life’s work.It is my intent to return to public service."The FBI is seen arresting Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan on April 25.
(Obtained by Fox News)In January, Dugan resigned from the Milwaukee County circuit judgeship amid threats of impeachment from Republican state lawmakers, who labeled her an activist judge.Before her sentencing, several people testified on her behalf. "Hannah mod...