Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan (Image from AP)
A federal grand jury has indicted a WI judge! Things are getting interesting in the courthouse atmosphere as things progress.
According to research:
A judge has control over the proceedings in their own courtroom, but not necessarily the entire courthouse. According to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, a judge has authority over the conduct of proceedings in their courtroom, including the power to manage the courtroom and maintain order (Fed. R. Crim. P. 53(a)).
However, the administration and management of the courthouse as a whole are typically overseen by a chief judge or an administrative judge, who is responsible for supervising the court's operations and personnel (28 U.S.C. ยง 453). This is supported by the case of Chambers v. NASCO, Inc., 501 U.S. 32, 43 (1991), where the Supreme Court noted that a judge's authority is generally limited to the proceedings before them.
In terms of their chambers, a judge has control over the staff and operations within their own chambers, but this authority is also subject to the overall administration of the court (See, e.g., In re Mankiewicz, 873 F.2d 1032, 1034 (7th Cir. 1989)).
The judge allegedly disrupted ICE operations, but wouldn't ICE operations be interfering with an existing court case if they wanted to arrest? A lot to unpack as ICE has been running wild.
This is a case I'm going to be following!
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