Justice is Blind—Unless the Offender is a Judge

If you wanted an example of “rules for thee but not for me,” may I present you with the case of Judge Hannah Dugan.

I wrote about Judge Dugan all the way back in April of 2025. When I originally covered her story, I wrote that I hoped they would throw the book at her. Surprise, surprise, they did not.

In case you’ve forgotten, Judge Dugan helped an illegal alien escape from ICE. To make matters worse, the aforementioned illegal was a violent offender. Her punishment? An itty-bitty slap on the wrist with a feather wand.

Watch:

The Daily Wire reports:

She helped an illegal immigrant sneak out of a courthouse where Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents were waiting to carry out an arrest. Despite being convicted, the former Wisconsin judge was just spared from serving time in prison.

At a sentencing hearing Wednesday, former Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan received no prison time and was instead ordered to pay a $5,000 fine, according to Reuters.

U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman noted Dugan’s long history of public service in deciding to ​spare Dugan from prison, the outlet reported.

“The punishment should fit the offender, and not merely the crime,” Adelman ⁠said, adding that Dugan “made a bad decision in the moment.”

So that’s some bull.

What makes this crime so egregious is that this woman, more than ANYONE ELSE, knew exactly what she was doing. Judges (should) know the law inside and out, and yet Judge Dugan helped a criminal evade the same law and order she is sworn to uphold.

Someone needs to remind U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman that the correct phrase is “the punishment should fit the crime,” full stop. There is nothing about how “important” the offender is.

Our leaders should be held to a higher standard than your average person. Judge Dugan shouldn’t have been handed a lesser sentence because of who she was—it should have been more severe for exactly that same reason. A more fitting sentence would have required Judge Dugan to fulfill community service by assisting border patrol agents. We can dream, right?