After Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan was convicted in a botched jury trial, she has chosen to resign. But she left with her head held high and a promise to keep up the legal fight against her would-be character assassins:
Dugan’s defense team released a letter to Gov. Tony Evers, also dated Jan. 3, in which she cited the prosecution, her pending appeal, as well as a vow by Republicans to impeach her and remove Dugan from the bench.
“As you know, I am the subject of unprecedented federal legal proceedings, which are far from concluded but which present immense and complex challenges that threaten the independence of our judiciary. I am pursuing this fight for myself and for our independent judiciary.
“However, the Wisconsin citizens that I cherish deserve to start the year with a judge on the bench in Milwaukee County Branch 31 rather than have the fate of that Court rest in a partisan fight in the state legislature.”
