MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WRN) – No prison time for former Judge Hannah Dugan.
In U.S. District Court on Wednesday, federal Judge Lynn Adelman ordered the 66-year-old former Milwaukee County judge to pay a $5,000 fine.
Dugan was convicted of felony obstruction for interfering as federal agents attempted to serve a warrant to Eduardo Flores-Ruiz at the Milwaukee County Courthouse in April 2025. Flores-Ruiz fled and was later taken into custody and deported.
Calling Dugan’s actions “a bad decision in the moment,” Adelman did not order prison time or probation. Prosecutors had asked that Dugan be sentenced to between 15 and 21 months.
Dugan resigned in January, and just before Adelman imposed her sentence, defended her actions and announced she intends to “return to public service.”