US EditionMilwaukee County Prosecutor Owen Piotrowski to Fill Hannah Dugan's Spot on Bench
Judge Hannah Dugan resigned after her obstruction conviction, ending impeachment efforts and allowing the governor to appoint a new Milwaukee County judge.
- On January 7, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers appointed Milwaukee County prosecutor Owen Piotrowski to Branch 31 to fill the vacancy created by Judge Hannah Dugan's resignation, citing an `urgent need` to fill the seat.
- Judge Hannah Dugan was convicted of felony obstruction linked to an immigration arrest at the Milwaukee County Courthouse and resigned shortly after amid calls from Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
- Piotrowski, who had been tapped for Branch 38, has served Milwaukee County for over a decade and was praised as respectful and fair; the Branch 38 vacancy will be filled as soon as possible, Evers said.
- Amid concerns about federal enforcement at courthouses, federal immigration agents posed an access-to-justice issue, but Judge Hannah Dugan will no longer face this threat after her resignation.
- Dugan's legal team says they will seek a new trial and ask Judge Lynn Adelman to revoke the jury's verdict, while federal prosecutors accused her last April of distracting officers and leading a Mexican immigrant out a private door.
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Milwaukee County prosecutor to fill vacancy left by Hannah Dugan resignation
MADISON, Wis. – A Milwaukee County prosecutor will fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Judge Hannah Dugan, who was found guilty last month of obstructing federal agents from making an immigration arrest at the County Courthouse. Owen Piotrowski had been previously tabbed to the County’s Branch 38, replacing the retiring Judge Jeffrey Wagner. But Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers said in a statement January 7 Piotrowski agreed to take the Branc…
Reader Opinion: Judge conviction sets 'dangerous precedent'
Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan has been convicted by a federal jury of felony obstruction for directing Eduardo Flores‑Ruiz, an undocumented immigrant, toward a back exit when she learned Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were waiting in the building. If…
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