Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan was suspended by the Wisconsin Supreme Court Tuesday four days after the FBI arrested her for allegedly helping a migrant escape federal immigration authorities.
Dugan has been “temporarily relieved of her official duties” in order “to uphold the public’s confidence in the courts of this state during the pendency of the criminal proceeding” against her, the court said in a two-paragraph order.
The high court—comprised of four liberal, three conservative judges—issued the order “in the public interest” on its own motion the same day a high-powered legal team coalesced around Dugan, featuring former solicitor general and President George W. Bush appointee, Paul Clement.
Dugan was arrested last Friday and accused of concealing a migrant who appeared before her on domestic violence charges. She allegedly ushered him out of her courtroom through a non-public hallway so he could avoid the immigration officials who appeared at her courtroom to arrest him.
Her federal criminal case is United States v. Dugan, E.D. Wis., No. 2:25-mj-00397, initial appearance 4/25/25.
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