Judge recommends that case against Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan proceed

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal magistrate judge recommended Monday that the case proceed against a Wisconsin judge who was indicted on allegations that she helped a man who is in the country illegally evade U.S. immigration agents seeking to arrest him in her courthouse.

Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested in April and indicted on federal charges in May. She pleaded not guilty.

The case highlighted a clash between President Donald Trump’s administration and local authorities over the Republican’s sweeping immigration crackdown.

Democrats have accused the Trump administration of trying to make a national example of Dugan to chill judicial opposition.

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By SCOTT BAUER
Updated 9:17 PM EDT, July 7, 2025


Read more: https://apnews.com/article/wisconsin-judge-arrested-immigration-trump-hannah-dugan-4886b1516116d11cd976c0fe6f4e278f

[SunSeeker]

1. Hopefully US District Judge Adelman corrects Magistrate Judge Joseph's error.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Nancy Joseph on Monday recommended against dropping the charges. The ultimate decision is up to U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman, who can accept the other judge’s recommendation or reject it.

[Kali999]

2. note

No appointment reference noted. I imagine he was a republican appointed judge/

[GiqueCee]

3. Safe bet.

[24601]

4. Appointed by Bill Clinton in 1997

Lynn Steven Adelman (born October 1, 1939) is an American lawyer and former politician. He has served as a United States district judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin since December 1997. Prior to becoming a federal judge, he served 20 years as a Democratic member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing southwest Milwaukee County and neighboring municipalities from 1977 to 1997. He also ran three times for the U.S. House of Representatives in 1974, 1982, and 1984.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn_Adelman

Nancy Joseph is a magistrate judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin and a 2016 graduate of Duke’s Master of Judicial Studies program. She was appointed in 2010.

https://judicature.duke.edu/articles/from-the-editor-judge-nancy-joseph/