Wisconsin Supreme Court Declines Dugan License Suspension

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Sept. 16, 2026 issued a two-page order denying the Office of Lawyer Regulation's July motion to summarily suspend Hannah Dugan's law license after her December 2025 federal jury conviction for obstruction. Dugan, who resigned as Milwaukee County judge in January, had been sentenced July 8, 2026 to time served and a $5,000 fine. Her attorney Stacie Rosenzweig opposed the motion in August, writing: "We ask that the Court resist the temptation to give in to public pressure and to fear, and allow Attorney Dugan the dignity of retaining her law license while the OLR investigation and disciplinary proceeding play out." The order said a summary suspension "is not warranted under the facts of this matter." Ziegler and Hagedorn dissented. Ziegler wrote the charges concerned then-Judge Dugan "in her capacity as a circuit court judge, wearing a judicial robe, at the courthouse, obstructing federal agents" and that she was "confounded by our court's inaction," adding the court's practice has been to summarily suspend under such circumstances. The court has a 5-2 liberal majority. Dugan is appealing; the jury acquitted her of a related misdemeanor concealment charge involving defendant Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, who was later arrested outside the courthouse and deported. Formal OLR discipline that could revoke her license remains possible.