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.

Jury selection gets underway today and tomorrow for the trial of Milwaukee judge Hannah Dugan. She's accused of helping a man in her courtroom evade U.S. Immigration agents last April.

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

Hannah Dugan also sustained a loss on the issue of her official acts as a judge. The defense argued "[s]he had a legal right to engage in those acts." The court said that was for a jury to decide. The post 'Wasting time': Judge accused of helping immigrant evade ICE agents is barred from 'eliciting' statements made by AG Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel during trial first appeared on Law & Crime.

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Rallies led by labor, immigrant rights and faith groups are expected to start on Dec. 15, the first day of Dugan's high-profile trial.