Hannah Dugan, a former Milwaukee County circuit judge, was sentenced on Wednesday to a $5,000 fine after being convicted of felony obstruction for guiding a Mexican defendant through a private jury door to avoid U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents at her courthouse in April 2025. U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman declined to impose prison time, describing the incident as "a few minutes of conduct" from someone who had dedicated her life to public service, and noting that the ICE agents ultimately arrested the defendant, Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, outside the building anyway. Dugan, who resigned her judgeship amid Republican impeachment threats before her December conviction, said she acted not out of malice but to preserve courtroom safety and decorum, while her lawyers have announced plans to appeal.