Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan adds former Bush solicitor general to defense team

Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan who was arrested and charged last week with hiding a previously deported illegal immigrant in her jury room in order to shield him from immigration authorities has tapped former Bush solicitor general Paul Clemente to represent her according to Law com Clemente an appellate legal heavyweight served as the U S solicitor general from to and has argued more than cases before the U S Supreme Court He was on President Donald Trump's short list of Supreme Court nominees during his first term and provided independent legal advice on the Justice Department s request to dismiss the corruption occurrence against New York City Mayor Eric Adams Clement recommended that the incident be dismissed with prejudice meaning the charges could not be refiled MILWAUKEE JUDGE HANNAH DUGAN 'TEMPORARILY RELIEVED OF HER OFFICIAL DUTIES' BY WISCONSIN SUPREME COURTClemente joining Dugan s defense gang is substantial given his conservative political background and long-standing career of arguing on behalf of conservative causes including opposing gun control and same-sex marriage according to Law com He also litigated against the Obama administration challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act Dugan was arrested Friday and charged with obstruction of an official proceeding and concealing an individual to prevent discovery and arrest according to a criminal complaint Federal agents from ICE FBI CBP and DEA attempted to arrest the undocumented male Mexican national Eduardo Flores-Ruiz following his scheduled criminal court appearance before Dugan on April to face three misdemeanor battery charges for allegedly beating up two people Dugan demanded that the officers proceed to the chief judge s office and after his hearing ended escorted Flores-Ruiz and his attorney out a restricted jury door bypassing the community area where agents were waiting in order to help him avoid arrest per the complaint NEW MEXICO SUPREME COURT BANS JUDGE AFTER ALLEGED TDA MEMBER ARRESTED AT HOMEDugan appeared in federal court in Milwaukee on Friday and her next court appearance is May The Wisconsin Supreme Court issued an administrative order on Tuesday calling for Milwaukee Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan to be temporarily relieved of her official duties Clement meanwhile is a founding partner of Clement Murphy PLLC a boutique appellate law firm based in Washington D C and a distinguished lecturer in law at the Georgetown University Law Center where he initially served as an adjunct professor starting in Following graduation Clement clerked for Judge Laurence H Silberman of the U S Court of Appeals for the D C Circuit as well as for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Clement's advocacy in the high court also includes in the past few days arguing Loper Bright v Raimondo which effectively overturned the Chevron doctrine The doctrine previously gave deference to an agency's interpretation of a federal regulation He also served as chief counsel of the U S Senate Subcommittee on the Constitution Federalism and Property Rights Clement will join a legal squad led by Steve Biskupic a former U S attorney and a George W Bush appointee who prosecuted seven officers for the racially motivated assault of Frank Jude Jr according to Law com reports Other members of the defense club include Craig Mastantuono of Mastantuono Coffee Thomas and Jason Luczak and Nicole Masnica of Gimbel Reilly Guerin Brown per the outlet Fox News Digital's Haley Chi-Sing Breanne Deppisch and Greg Wehner contributed to this review