US EditionLegal Strategies at Play in Judge Dugan's Trial
A jury of 12 plus 2 alternates was sworn in for the federal trial of Judge Hannah Dugan, accused of aiding an undocumented immigrant's escape from ICE agents.
- On Dec 11, 2025, a jury of 14 was seated to hear the federal case against Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan, and U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman swore the panel then recessed court until Monday at 9 a.m.
- Dugan pleaded not guilty earlier this year to two obstruction counts after the Justice Department alleged she helped Eduardo Flores-Ruiz leave the courtroom via a back door on April 18.
- The selection process revealed privacy-versus-access tensions when U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman held in-chambers questioning without media access before allowing audio feeds after objections from Hearst Television and Gannett.
- The 14 jurors include nine men and five women; Adelman expects a four- to five-day trial next week with 25 to 28 witnesses, and penalties up to six years and $350,000.
- The case has broader consequences: the Wisconsin Supreme Court suspended Dugan and will hear arguments next year on local jails holding undocumented immigrants for federal pickup.
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Judge Accused of Helping Illegal Immigrant Escape Is Set to Stand Trial: What to Know
A judge in Wisconsin is set to stand trial on Monday after she allegedly tried to help an illegal immigrant evade deportation earlier this year. Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan faces charges of obstruction and “concealing an individual to prevent his discovery and arrest” after she allegedly escorted 31-year-old Eduardo Flores-Ruiz out of a back door of her courtroom so he would not be apprehended by immigration agents waiting to det…
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By TODD RICHMOND MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, U.S.A. (AP) — Defence lawyers and prosecutors selected the jury on Thursday to decide whether a Wisconsin judge accused of helping a Mexican immigrant evade federal agents committed a crime. The federal prosecutor’s office this spring accused Hannah Dugan, a circuit judge in Milwaukee County, of obstruction and concealment of an individual to prevent his arrest. They claim that she took Eduardo Flores Ruiz,…
Jury selection complete in trial of Judge Hannah Dugan
MILWAUKEE — The jury has been chosen in the trial of Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan, who is accused of helping an undocumented man hide from immigration authorities in court back in April. Dugan has plead not guilty to both counts in the indictment. Judge Lynn Adelman sat 14 jurors. The all-white jury is comprised of 5 women, 9 men, that will become 12 seated jurors and 2 alternates. All jurors were asked extensively about the…
Jury selected for trial of Judge Hannah Dugan in illegal immigrant escape case
A full jury was selected Thursday in federal court for the trial of Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan, who is set to face jurors next week for allegedly obstructing the arrest of an illegal immigrant before her court. Dugan pleaded not guilty to two charges of obstruction earlier this year, after the Justice Department alleged she helped an illegal immigrant evade federal immigration officers who appeared at her court to arrest the ill…
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