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Judge Hannah Dugan Fined $5,000 After Felony Obstruction Conviction
U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman sentenced former Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan on July 8, 2026, to a $5,000 fine with no prison time or probation. The penalty followed Dugan's December 2025 conviction for directing a defendant out a non-public exit while ICE agents waited outside her courtroom.
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Former Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan was sentenced on July 8, 2026, to a $5,000 fine with no prison time or probation for her felony obstruction of justice conviction. U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman imposed the penalty after a jury convicted Dugan in December 2025.
Adelman stated he did not believe prison or probation was necessary and cited Dugan's otherwise law-abiding life. The conviction stemmed from an incident in which Dugan directed Eduardo Flores-Ruiz out a non-public exit of her Milwaukee courtroom while ICE agents waited outside. Flores-Ruiz is a Mexican national.
The maximum possible sentence for the obstruction conviction was five years in prison. Washington Times reported that Dugan was arrested in April 2025. The same outlet stated that the events occurred during the early months of the Trump administration's enforcement actions on illegal immigration.
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