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SouthBayDem

(33,134 posts)
Thu Dec 18, 2025, 11:49 PM Dec 18

Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan found guilty of felony obstruction

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/

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Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan found guilty of felony obstruction (Original Post) SouthBayDem Dec 18 OP
Absolutely outrageous indictment and verdict. Frasier Balzov Dec 19 #1
k riversedge Dec 19 #2
Ye gods, the jury was chosen from multiple deeply red counties. intheflow Dec 19 #3
Not much choice FBaggins Dec 19 #8
meanwhile Skittles Dec 19 #4
Horrible. I'm surprised by the jury's decision. sinkingfeeling Dec 19 #5
The jury heard all the evidence and came to a unanimous verdict. MichMan Dec 19 #9
There's not a political aspect to it lonely bird Dec 19 #6
So they'e begun jailing judges. orangecrush Dec 19 #7
We don't know yet that she'll do any incarceration time Seeking Serenity Dec 19 #11
"a precedent-setting case"? ruet Dec 19 #10
I'm shocked that the presiding judge didn't step in Blue Spark Dec 19 #12

Frasier Balzov

(4,860 posts)
1. Absolutely outrageous indictment and verdict.
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 12:27 AM
Dec 19

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.

intheflow

(29,988 posts)
3. Ye gods, the jury was chosen from multiple deeply red counties.
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 04:49 AM
Dec 19

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

FBaggins

(28,621 posts)
8. Not much choice
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 08:15 AM
Dec 19

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.

MichMan

(16,625 posts)
9. The jury heard all the evidence and came to a unanimous verdict.
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 09:16 AM
Dec 19

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.

Seeking Serenity

(3,279 posts)
11. We don't know yet that she'll do any incarceration time
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 01:22 PM
Dec 19

The verdict only came down Wednesday night.

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

Blue Spark

(4 posts)
12. I'm shocked that the presiding judge didn't step in
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 05:09 PM
Dec 19

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.

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