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Maria S. Lazar: “I think that people are looking at judges and they're…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 40:13

I don't think the state of the courts are very good at all in the country. I think that people are looking at judges and they're saying, oh, was that an Obama appointee or a Trump appointee? I look at that, too. But just so I know how long they've been on the bench, I don't think that it should be a determinative factor of how you're ruling by who put you on. (40:13–40:22)

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Asserts that people are considering judges' political appointments (Obama or Trump appointees) when evaluating them.

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