Disgraced former Milwaukee County Judge Hannah was found guilty in December of one charge of felony obstruction for her role in aiding an illegal alien named Eduardo Flores-Ruiz with evading ICE after Flores-Ruiz appeared in Dugan's courtroom on domestic violence charges.
Before her trial, Dugan had argued she enjoyed judicial immunity for her acts. But after she was convicted, her defense team tried to get the verdict thrown out, then they argued she deserved another trial or a dismissal of the guilty verdict. Federal Judge Lynn Adelmann denied both of those motions, but rescheduled Dugan's June 3 sentencing to today.
Dugan faced 5 years behind bars and a fine of up to $250,000.
Today, Dugan was given a $5,000 fine for her crime. That's it. No prison time and no probation.
BREAKING: Liberal federal judge Lynn Adelman sentences Hannah Dugan to just a $5,000 fine for trying to help a violent illegal immigrant criminal escape from ICE in her courtroom. She had faced up to five years in prison. pic.twitter.com/R3A1bnHIln
— The Heartland Post (@HeartlandPostWI) July 8, 2026
Dugan reportedly spoke before her sentencing and remained defiant that she did anything wrong.
Former Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan is addressing U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman before her sentence: “My acts that day were consistent with the expressed administrative and community conersns for our state court house. My judicial acts were not done with any malicious…
— Matt Smith (@mattsmith_news) July 8, 2026
Judge Adelmann said prison was not necessary for Dugan.
U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman in sentencing former Milwaukee Co Judge Hannah Dugan: “For several reasons, prison is not necessary to satisfy the statutory purposes for sentencing.”
— Matt Smith (@mattsmith_news) July 8, 2026
This is a slap in the face, especially to the man and woman who were victims of Flores-Ruiz. They were in the courtroom the day Dugan decided to protect that illegal alien from ICE, and it was clear they will now be denied justice again.
The only silver lining in all of this is that Dugan's felony conviction means she will never be able to serve as a judge again, although she's not entirely barred from practicing law.