Federal Judge Upholds Obstruction Conviction of Wisconsin Judge, Leaves Sentencing in Uncharted Territory

U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman on June 16 upheld Hannah Dugan's obstruction conviction but indefinitely postponed sentencing. Dugan, a Milwaukee County Circuit Court judge, was convicted of helping a Mexican immigrant avoid ICE agents at her courthouse. The post-conviction phase now becomes as pivotal as trial: no clear precedent exists for sentencing a sitting state judge on federal felonies.