The Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan from performing her judicial duties following her arrest and federal charges for allegedly helping an illegal immigrant evade arrest by federal authorities.

Judge Dugan, 65, was charged last week by the FBI with obstruction of justice and concealing an individual from arrest.

On Tuesday, the Wisconsin Supreme Court issued an order stating Dugan is “temporarily relieved of her official duties” pending the outcome of the criminal case.

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“In the exercise of (the) constitutional authority and in order to uphold the public’s confidence in the courts of this state during the pendency of the criminal proceeding against Judge Dugan, we conclude, in our own motion, that it is in the public interest that she be temporarily relieved of her official duties,” the court said.

The suspension prohibits Dugan from exercising any judicial power until further notice.

According to the federal criminal complaint, Judge Dugan allegedly shielded 30-year-old Mexican national Eduardo Flores-Ruiz from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents following a court hearing on April 18.

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Flores-Ruiz was in court facing three misdemeanor battery charges stemming from a March incident.

Flores-Ruiz had previously been deported from the United States in 2013.

Authorities noted there was no record of a legal reentry into the country.

The complaint states that two plainclothes Customs and Border Protection agents were waiting outside the courtroom with a warrant for Flores-Ruiz’s arrest when Judge Dugan became aware of their presence.

According to the report, Dugan confronted the agents in the hallway with an “angry demeanor” and initially demanded they leave.

After being shown the arrest warrant, she reportedly directed them to Chief Judge Carl Ashley’s office.

Rather than returning to a standard courtroom process, Dugan then escorted Flores-Ruiz and his defense attorney through the “jury door,” a non-public exit normally reserved for deputies, juries, and in-custody defendants, the complaint alleges.

“These events were also unusual for two reasons,” the complaint said.

“First, the courtroom deputy had previously heard Judge Dugan direct people not to sit in the jury box because it was exclusively for the jury’s use. Second, according to the courtroom deputy, only deputies, juries, court staff, and in-custody defendants being escorted by deputies used the back jury door. Defense attorneys and defendants who were not in custody never used the jury door.”

Prosecutors claim Dugan adjourned the hearing without the knowledge or participation of the assistant district attorney who was present to prosecute Flores-Ruiz’s case.

The victims in the case were also present in court at the time of the hearing.

Flores-Ruiz was later spotted fleeing on foot and was apprehended by federal agents shortly thereafter.

FBI Director Kash Patel addressed the incident in a post on X, saying, “Thankfully our agents chased down the perp on foot and he’s been in custody since, but the Judge’s obstruction created increased danger to the public.”

Just NOW, the FBI arrested Judge Hannah Dugan out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin on charges of obstruction — after evidence of Judge Dugan obstructing an immigration arrest operation last week.

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— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) April 25, 2025

Dugan appeared in court on April 26. Her attorney, Craig Mastantuono, rejected the basis of the charges.

“Judge Dugan wholeheartedly regrets and protests her arrest. It was not made in the interest of public safety,” Mastantuono said during the proceeding.

Judge Dugan has been released from custody and is scheduled to be arraigned on May 15.

If convicted, she faces up to 15 years in federal prison.

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