By J.D. DAVIDSON | THE CENTER SQUARE
The Wisconsin Supreme Court suspended a Milwaukee judge facing two federal charges for allegedly trying to help a man illegally in the country escape from immigration officials.
The order, released late Tuesday, said Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan faces two federal charges – one a felony and one a misdemeanor – and it is in the public interest to relieve her of her duties temporarily.
“The court is charged in the Wisconsin Constitution with exercising superintending and administrative authority of the courts of this state. In the exercise of that constitutional authority and in order to uphold the public’s confidence in the courts of this state during the pendency of the criminal proceeding against Judge Dugan, we conclude, on our own motion, that it is in the public interest that she be temporarily relieved of her official duties,” the order reads.
Dugan is charged with obstruction of a federal proceeding and concealing an individual to prevent discovery or arrest. The obstruction charge could result in up to a $100,000 fine and a year in prison, while the second concealment charge can result in up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
The defendant is accused of concealing Eduardo Flores Ruiz, who was previously deported and came back to the U.S., where he was facing charges in Milwaukee of domestic battery and abuse.
Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Lindsay Schloemer wrote in the complaint against Dugan that law enforcement often makes arrests at the courthouse because “not only the fact that law enforcement knows the location at which the wanted individual should be located but also the fact that the wanted individual would have entered through a security checkpoint and thus unarmed, minimizing the risk of injury to law enforcement, the public, and the wanted individual.”
Dugan is scheduled for a pretrial hearing on the federal criminal charges on May 15.
Imagine if the Feds started rounding up corrupt Alaska judges and holding them accountable.
I don’t think we are that lucky
Seriously Wisconsin??? What on earth made you think Mrs. Doubtfire should be a Judge?
She’ll look charming in the joint, in her black robe.
She could also become a jailhouse lawyer/judge, and assist the criminals …. ….even the ones on death row.
Remember comment section. Do not insult a judge under any circumstance. You can and will be charged with a felony if anyone files a complaint. Judges are a legally protected class.
Let the legal system play out.
I looked this up. The actual legal term for this judges behavior is: “FAFO!”
Judges must be held to a higher, the highest, standards of ethics. Anything less can and will result on overturned convictions. Every case this woman presided over is now open to questioning.
Isn’t “obstruction of a federal proceeding” the charge hung on those J6 protestors who were caught taking photos of the US capitol rotunda after they were escorted into the building by Capitol Police?
wellll…. bye
I never knew that Chris Farley had a sister who was a judge.
For the 11,543rd time, I have to conclude that physical ugliness is a prerequisite for being a radical leftist extremist.
Dunleavy (and every previous governor) could have done this in Alaska, using Art. 3, Sec. 16. And for oh-so-many reasons: the Alaskan judiciary has overthrown Art. 1, Sec. 22, defining privacy; Art. 2, Sec. 15 and 16, stealing the power of veto from the governor, and the power to override from the legislature; Art. 9, Sec. 1, the power of the purse from the legislature. Nothing really too important there, right?
Alaskans need our constitutions and constitutional rights protected. Governor Dunleavy could and should. See Article III Section 16. https://ltgov.alaska.gov/information/alaskas-constitution/ Article IV Section 12 Impeachment. “Impeachment of any justice or judge for malfeasance or misfeasance in the performance of his official duties…”
Nonfeasance is defined as a failure to perform an act that is required by law. Liberty Ed received an email on June 7, 2024 from [email protected] Two State employees within the Governor’s Office were copied. The DOL email addressed any state action or inaction regarding AS 39. Inaction, nonfeasance, malfeasance or misfeasance, etc. What is the solution when a Justice, Judge, Judge/Chair of the ACJC and/or the Chief Justice of the AJC, attorney and member of the Alaska Bar Association doesn’t faithfully follow the laws, strict adherence to the evidence presented in a court of law and/or has an extreme bias against a plaintiff and/or defendant, etc?
The SOLUTION is written in the Alaska Constitution Article III Section 1 “The executive power of the State is vested in the governor.” Executive power – power to execute. Article III Section 16 “The governor shall be responsible for the faithful execution of the laws…”
Alaskans need to elect an Attorney General. Alaskans need to elect a Sheriff. Every Alaskan should have a right to a fair trial based on evidence and one’s sworn undisputed testimony. Canon 3 (b) “A judge shall be faithful to the law* A judge shall not deviate from the law…” https://courts.alaska.gov/rules/docs/cjc.pdf
Alaskans need judicial reform to ensure that our Alaska Constitution and Constitutional rights shall be protected. Read the letter to Fellow Alaskans from Chief Justice Bolger and Justices Winfree, Maassen and Carney at https://courts.alaska.gov/media/docs/sc-2020-stmt.pdf
U.S. Constitution Article III Section 1 “…The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour, and shall…” Every Alaskan should be ensured that every Justice, Judge, Magistrate Judge, Attorneys and especially Attorneys that are members of the Alaska Bar Association aka state bar shall be faithful to the laws and be of “good Behaviour” within every court of law in Alaska.
Was this judge taking the illegal to her home? Not a chance. These judges live in guarded, gated communities immune from the crime and havoc caused by their actions.
If arresting corrupt judges starts to happen in Alaska, we won’t have any judges left here. And frankly, that might just be a better thing.