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Maria S. Lazar: “I do recuse when my partner is on my law firm that I haven't…”

Featuring: Maria S. Lazar, Judge, Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District II

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

Published | Video Starts at 37:51

And if I feel I cannot be fair and impartial, that is the basis for recusal. And I will continue to do that on the state supreme court. And I'd like to respond to two things. One, I do recuse when my partner is on my law firm that I haven't been asked for. I would say maybe 25 plus years would come in front of me. I do recuse. And second, I guess my opponent, when she gets a few more years of judicial experience under her belt, will understand that reversals, as I've said, are an integral and … (37:51–37:53)

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Asserts that she recuses herself from cases involving her former law firm.

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