Stephen C. Dries

Stephen C. Dries is a Magistrate Judge for United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. ^{[1] [2]}

Dries served as Clerk of the Eastern District court for three years before being chosen by the district judges in 2020 as a U.S. Magistrate Judge. Before that, he practiced at the Jenner & Block law firm and was a law clerk to two federal judges. ^[3] Dries received his J.D. in 2001 from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and is a 1998 graduate of Georgetown University. ^[4]

Important cases

Local county court judge Hannah Dugan appeared before Dries for a hearing on April 25, 2025, at the federal courthouse in Milwaukee ^{[5] [6] [7] [8]} facing federal charges of obstructing an ICE arrest, founded on a complaint and warrant Dries had approved. ^[9]

References

1. "Stephen C. Dries Magistrate Judge". USGov.
2. Marley, Patrick. "Wisconsin judge arrested by FBI, charged with obstructing immigrant arrest". Washington Post.
3. https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/2020/04/08/clerk-federal-court-named-magistrate-judge-wisconsin/2966215001/
4. "Stephen Dries".
5. Wisconsin Democrats denounce arrest of Milwaukee judge in ICE case as some Republicans cheer Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 April 2025
6. Diedrich, John; Bice, Daniel (April 25, 2025). "Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan charged with 2 felonies in ICE case". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . Retrieved April 25, 2025.
7. Farias, Cristian (April 26, 2025). "Judge Dugan's Arrest Has Nothing to Do With Public Safety". Intelligencer. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
8. Protesters decry arrest of Milwaukee judge charged with helping immigrant evade ICE Mary Spicuzza, Vanessa Swales, Ricardo Torres, Bridget Fogarty, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 April 2025
9. Axelrod, Tal (26 April 2025). "MAGA maximalism: Trump's base loves Wisconsin judge arrest". Axios.