Federal judge denies Hannah Dugan effort to overturn verdict

By: Henry Redman

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: April 7, 2026

Words: 218

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago


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A federal judge on Monday denied the appeal of former Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan, who was seeking to overturn a jury’s guilty verdict against her.

Dugan was convicted last year of obstructing federal immigration enforcement efforts for helping an undocumented man who was appearing in her courtroom go out a side door to evade immediate detection by federal agents. After a trial in December, she was found guilty of felony …

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