Chris Taylor: “The domestic violence advocacy groups that I had worked with…”

“And in the legislature, I worked on several really important pieces of legislation to protect victims of domestic violence. Now, in this particular. Sure. In this particular case, many of the advocacy. The domestic violence advocacy groups that I had worked with had real concerns with the bill. It was not funded and they were concerned that it would slow down justice for individuals who opted to participate in the judicial system. Now, as it did pass, I respect that. I respect the will of the voters. I implemented it as a circuit court judge. I treated every person who came into the courtroom with dignity and respect.” (49:36–49:53)

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