Overview
- Dugan submitted an immediate resignation to Gov. Tony Evers, whose office said it will move quickly to fill the Milwaukee County bench seat.
- A federal jury in December convicted her of obstructing an official proceeding and acquitted her on a related misdemeanor count.
- Prosecutors said she sent ICE agents to the chief judge’s office, then escorted Eduardo Flores-Ruiz through a private door before agents pursued and arrested him; he was deported in November.
- Her defense has filed post-trial motions seeking to set aside the verdict, a sentencing date has not been set, and the felony carries a potential sentence of up to five years.
- The case underscored tensions over courthouse immigration arrests under President Trump’s enforcement approach, with Republican leaders praising her resignation and some Democrats voicing concern about judicial independence.