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Chris Taylor: “There have been threats to judges.”

Featuring: Chris Taylor, Democratic | Judge, Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District IV

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates, Judges Maria Lazar and Chris Taylor, face off

Published April 2, 2026 | Video Starts at 47:39

I am fiercely independent. I will resist any overreach. The federal government that tries to interfere in the independence of our state. So that is a real issue. There have been threats to judges. There's been rhetoric that I don't like. Judges are just trying to do their job. So I think the manner in which Judge Dugan was arrested created a spectacle and it didn't need to happen that way, and that was concerning. (47:39–47:42)

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“The 1849 criminal abortion ban was superseded by a whole suite of laws that directly conflicted with it.”
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“I was very proud of the people of the state when they stood up and rejected [Elon Musk's attempt to buy a seat on our state Supreme Court].”
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“Judge Lazar has been reversed repeatedly because she refuses to follow the law.”
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“I have the support of over 100 judges throughout the state of Wisconsin, including the majority of our own colleagues on the court of…”
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“She was reversed in a case called Wisconsin Voter Alliance v. C Corp. She was not reversed on the merits.”
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“She was admonished by our state supreme court because she ignored precedent.”
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“She is running with an agenda to restrict access to reproductive health care.”
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“When I was in the legislature, I saw bills that I thought were unconstitutional be passed.”
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“We had a conservative state supreme court that was in the pocket of right-wing extremists.”
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“I've written dozens of published decisions on the Court of Appeals.”
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“Opponent was representing Governor Scott Walker and defending legislative maps that were drafted in secret.”
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“I was working in the legislature on a nonpartisan redistricting process.”
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“[My opponent] was defending what some election experts called the most partisan maps in 40 years.”
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“I am very concerned by what I hear from the federal government. We have the ability as a state, it's our authority, to administer our…”
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“I did everything in my power as a legislator to make sure that people had the ability to vote.”
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“There was no allegation, by the way, in that suit of voter fraud.”
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“That was only defeated by our state supreme court by one vote.”
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“I'm very concerned that we might have efforts to suppress the vote.”
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“I don't know what's going to happen with the SAVE Act.”
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“I'm hoping that we will continue to allow mail in voting.”
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“My opponent's going to be a rubber stamp for the federal government.”
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“My average contribution is less than $100.”
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“My average contribution is less than $100.”
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“My opponent is being supported by right wing mega donors.”
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“I certainly think we should consider [a stricter recusal rule].”
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“I'm the only candidate running who wants to hear from the public.”
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“We have a judicial commission. You can file complaints against judges.”
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“It's not like the federal system. It's not like the U.S. Supreme Court.”
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“I would have voted to not implement the 1849 criminal abortion ban.”
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“I supported Roe v. Wade, the legislation that I worked on in the legislature, codified Roe v. Wade.”
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“My opponent called the overturning of Roe v. Wade very wise.”
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“That's the reality of the reversal of the Roe v. Wade which my opponent called very wise and it is tragic.”
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“I have a six year history of being a fair and impartial judge.”
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“I very much value the rights of working people to be fairly compensated.”
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“My opponent has spent her legal career taking away our rights and prioritizing corporate interests and right wing special interests.”
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