Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan found guilty of felony obstruction

[SouthBayDem]

Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan was found guilty of a felony count of obstructing federal agents seeking to make an immigration arrest outside her courtroom, a precedent-setting case that has been closely watched nationally and drawn passionate protests.

A jury of seven men and five women deliberated more than six hours before delivering a split verdict. They found the judge not guilty on a lesser misdemeanor charge of concealing a wanted person.

The case thrust Dugan, a judge for nine years, into the center of the clash between the judiciary and the Trump administration over its crackdown on illegal immigration.

“We weren’t trying to make an example out of anyone. This was necessary to hold Judge Dugan accountable because of the actions she took,” Interim U.S. Attorney Brad Schimel said. “There’s not a political aspect to it.”

Read more: https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/2025/12/18/milwaukee-county-judge-hannah-dugan-found-guilty-of-felony-obstruction/87675227007/

[Frasier Balzov]

1. Absolutely outrageous indictment and verdict.

Can't understand why there wasn't more pushback against the Trump government in this case by the locals who had been impaneled.

Judge Dugan righteously stood for a principle I can wholeheartedly agree with.

You don't send agents to ambush people who are complying with their legal and civic duty to show up to court.

Even if the judge in the case imposes a de minimis sentence, Hannah Dugan will be disbarred because of her felony conviction.

Trump is the cause of so much injustice and suffering. May the devil take him away from us asap.

[riversedge]

2. k

[intheflow]

3. Ye gods, the jury was chosen from multiple deeply red counties.

This will be appealed and overturned up to SCOTUS who will issue a shadow ruling to place her in jail for life. 🤮

[FBaggins]

8. Not much choice

The county she’s a judge in is the only blue county in the district’s Milwaukee division.

Though a few of them are pretty close.

I’m not sure in what basis it would be overturned if it doesn’t get tossed by the judge on a motion to set aside. Jury nullification was her best shot.

[Skittles]

4. meanwhile

repukes are A-OK with fishermen being blown up without any real due process

[sinkingfeeling]

5. Horrible. I'm surprised by the jury's decision.

[MichMan]

9. The jury heard all the evidence and came to a unanimous verdict.

While it's easy to fault a jury when you were hoping for a different outcome , ultimately they were the ones privy to the evidence, and I was not.

When all 12 jurors come to the same conclusion after hearing both sides present their arguments, the case against her must have been pretty compelling.

[lonely bird]

6. There's not a political aspect to it

That is probably one of the biggest lies ever said.

[orangecrush]

7. So they'e begun jailing judges.

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[Seeking Serenity]

11. We don't know yet that she'll do any incarceration time

The verdict only came down Wednesday night.

But judges aren't royalty, a caste above all others who cannot be touched.

[ruet]

10. "a precedent-setting case"?

[Blue Spark]

12. I'm shocked that the presiding judge didn't step in

Supposedly the presiding judge (Adelman) was a progressive, and soon to retire. I was hoping he would have stepped in and thrown this case out.