After a relatively short trial, Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan was found guilty on Thursday of obstruction after a high-profile case where she was accused of helping an illegal immigrant evade arrest in a Milwaukee courtroom.

The conviction could have national implications as some local government officials and judges attempt to resist the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement strategy.

Dugan was charged with obstruction, which is a felony carrying up to five years of prison time, and concealing an individual to prevent arrest, a misdemeanor, in an April incident that made headlines. Dugan was convicted of obstruction but acquitted on the concealment charge.

The jury reached a verdict after a relatively short deliberation of six hours. 

U.S. Attorney Brad Schimel, a former Republican Wisconsin attorney general and judge himself, pushed back against narratives that the case was politically motivated.

“Some have sought to make this about a larger political battle,” Schimel said. “While this case is serious for all involved, it is ultimately about a single day, a single bad day, in a public courthouse. The defendant is certainly not evil. Nor is she a martyr for some greater cause.”

Assistant U.S. Attorney Keith Alexander painted a defiant picture of Dugan, who they argued attempted to deceive officers as they tried to arrest illegal immigrant Eduardo Flores-Ruiz.

“They did not expect a judge, sworn to uphold the law, would divide their arrest team and impede their efforts to do their jobs,” Alexander told the jury.

Jurors also heard testimony from Dugan’s colleague, Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Kristela Cervera.

Cervera expressed unease with Dugan’s tactics, saying that they deviated from standard practice for judges. “Judges should not be helping defendants evade arrest,” Cervera said.

No sentencing date has been set as of Friday morning for Dugan’s case. (RELATED: Did Wisconsin Gov Hopeful Really Call Letting Prisoners Out “Sexy”?)