Chris Ramirez

2 weeks ago | jsonline.com | Chris Ramirez

A Milwaukee man was sentenced April 28 for driving the wrong way down Interstate 94 toward former Vice President Kamala Harris’ motorcade during a campaign visit last year. Wayne Wacker, 55, pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and negligent operation of a motor vehicle, both misdemeanors, online court records show. Circuit Court Judge Kristy Yang ordered him to a total of 12 months of probation to cover both charges. He also must pay a $500 fine.

2 weeks ago | jsonline.com | Chris Ramirez

It seemed like a typical Monday in Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah C. Dugan's courtroom. However, one person was noticeably missing: The judge. Dugan's docket for April 28 -- and presumably for days to come -- was handed off to reserve judge David Feiss, a retired circuit court judge and former prosecutor. Feiss was brought in following Dugan's April 25 arrest on charges she obstructed federal authorities from arresting a Mexican citizen who appeared in her courtroom.

3 weeks ago | jsonline.com | Daniel Bice |Vanessa Swales |Chris Ramirez

Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan is under FBI investigation for allegedly helping an undocumented immigrant evade ICE. Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, a Mexican immigrant, was arrested by ICE at the courthouse after a pre-trial conference on misdemeanor battery charges. This is the third ICE arrest at the Milwaukee County Courthouse in recent months, raising concerns about immigrant access to justice.

3 weeks ago | jsonline.com | Chris Ramirez

Hannah C. Dugan has been a part of Wisconsin's legal landscape for nearly three decades, and molded a career that has focused mainly in civil law and civic leadership. The Milwaukee native, now in her ninth year as a Milwaukee County Circuit Court judge, is under federal investigation for allegedly helping an undocumented immigrant avoid arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers at the courthouse, sources told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

1 month ago | jsonline.com | Chris Ramirez

A fifth person has been formally charged in the fatal Feb. 10 shooting of 15-year-old Makai Kenith Neal. During a brief preliminary hearing Friday, Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey A. Wagner found police and prosecutors had enough probable cause to charge Keyshawn Barnett, 24 of Milwaukee, with harboring/aiding a felony in Makai's slaying.