Federal prosecutors charged Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan this spring with obstruction and concealing an individual to prevent arrest. They allege she showed 31-year-old Eduardo Flores-Ruiz out of her courtroom through a back door when she learned federal authorities were in the courthouse looking to arrest him.

Defense attorneys and prosecutors are starting to select the jurors who will decide whether a Wisconsin judge accused of helping a Mexican immigrant dodge federal officers broke the law.

Hannah Dugan faces charges of concealing a person and obstruction after prosecutors allege she interfered when ICE agents attempted to arrest Eduardo Flores Ruiz at the Milwaukee courthouse in April.

UW law professor John Gross breaks down case of Milwaukee judge Hannah Dugan who is accused of helping a man evade immigration enforcement agents

Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan is set to go on trial Dec. 15 on charges she obstructed federal agents trying to arrest an undocumented immigrant.

Jury selection in the federal trial of Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan begins Thursday. So how does federal court work?