Upcoming hearings before Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan will be handled by a reserve judge, the circuit court's chief judge said in a statement late April 27. Chief Judge Carl Ashley said Dugan's calendar will be handled by a reserve judge beginning April 28.

Hannah Dugan, the Milwaukee County judge arrested Friday by the FBI for allegedly obstructing federal authorities who were seeking to detain an undocumented immigrant, was a longtime social justice advocate before she took the bench.

A judge in Milwaukee is accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities. The case has immediately become a high-profile confrontation between the Trump administration and the judiciary over imm