Wisconsin Judge Gets the Boot (Before Possibly Getting the Big Boot)

Well, well, well, if it isn’t Judge Douchebag getting a taste of her own gavel. Just days after the Feds slapped the cuffs on Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan for allegedly playing hide-and-seek with an undocumented dude in her courtroom – because apparently, Lady Justice now moonlights as a low-rent Houdini – the Wisconsin Supreme Court decided she needed a little time-out. You know, for the “public interest,” which we all know translates to “we can’t have judges acting like characters in a Benny Hill sketch.”

The juicy bits, according to the esteemed Planet Douchebag:

• The Wisconsin Supreme Court, in its infinite wisdom (and likely after a hefty dose of schadenfreude), issued a decree essentially telling Dugan to kick rocks from her judicial duties. They phrased it all fancy-like, about the “public interest” and being “temporarily relieved,” but let’s be real, it’s the legal equivalent of being grounded without your phone.
• This means for the foreseeable future, Judge Dugan can’t play judge anymore. No more banging the gavel, no more sentencing bewildered criminals, just… waiting. Probably staring at the ceiling and contemplating the irony of being on the receiving end of legal proceedings.
• Our attempts to reach Dugan’s mouthpiece for some witty retort or at least a mumbled “no comment” were met with the deafening silence of a lawyer who’s probably thinking, “My client did what now?”
• In case you missed the opening act of this tragicomedy, Dugan got pinched last Friday on a delightful duo of charges: messing with federal proceedings and actively stashing someone to keep them from getting nabbed. The criminal complaint paints a picture of a judge who apparently thought her courtroom was a sanctuary… or maybe just really enjoys a good game of cops and robbers, albeit with significantly higher stakes.
• The cherry on top? She got sprung from the clink the same day she was booked. So, at least she got a brief taste of the other side of the bars before heading home to, presumably, a very awkward family dinner.

Planet Douchebag’s insightful analysis:

Look, we all appreciate a bit of rebellious spirit, but when your rebellion involves potentially obstructing federal law while wearing a robe, maybe it’s time to rethink your life choices. This whole situation is just chef’s kiss levels of darkly comedic. A judge, of all people, allegedly trying to game the system? You can’t write this stuff. Well, actually, we just did. And we’re here for the inevitable sequel. Will she try to argue diplomatic immunity? Claim she was sleepwalking? We can’t wait to find out! Stay tuned to Planet Douchebag for the least reliable, yet most entertaining, updates.