Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan was convicted of felony obstruction in a split verdict. Her defense will seek to have the conviction overturned.

A 12-person jury has found Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan guilty of obstructing federal agents attempting an immigration arrest near her courtroom in April.

Both sides delivered closing arguments in the federal obstruction trial of Hannah Dugan, painting the Milwaukee judge in starkly different ways.

After six hours of deliberation, a jury found Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan guilty on one count of felony obstruction.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The “top levels of government” were involved in bringing charges against a Wisconsin judge accused of helping a Mexican immigrant evade federal authorities, her defense attorney told jurors during closing arguments at her trial Thursday in an attempt to blunt prosecutors’ arguments that the judge acted inappropriately.

Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan is seen arriving to the Milwaukee Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse on Thursday December 18, 2025 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan,