Convicted Milwaukee judge resigns while appealing charge for helping illegal immigrant escape

Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan resigned from her judicial duties weeks after being convicted of obstruction for helping an illegal immigrant evade arrest.

Dugan was found guilty of one obstruction charge by a jury in federal court last month, after helping an illegal immigrant who was before her court escape out a backdoor once she realized federal immigration officers were there to arrest him. While her lawyers have asked the court for a new trial, the convicted judge offered her resignation to Gov. Tony Evers (D-WI) over the weekend, after increasing pressure from Republicans in the state.