Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested by the FBI in April and charged in a two-count federal indictment, alleging she obstructed Department of Homeland officials and knowingly concealed a man from immigration authorities. She has pleaded not guilty.

Prosecutors tried to show jurors that a Wisconsin judge knew what was at stake last spring when she directed an immigrant to a private door while federal agents were in the courthouse to arrest the man.

The federal trial of a Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, judge accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities in her courtroom gets underway Monday. Judge Hannah Dugan has pleaded not guilty to one felony count of obstructing a proceeding and a misdemeanor count of concealing an individual to prevent arrest.

Monday will bring a first for the American legal system: a judge on trial for helping an undocumented immigrant evade federal authorities.

The trial of a Wisconsin judge accused of helping an immigrant evade federal authorities this spring is set to begin