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Maria S. Lazar: “Recusal happens all the time. I was on the circuit court…”

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

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Maria Lazar on issues for Wisconsin Supreme Court justices | Here & Now

Published | Video Starts at 01:32

It and it's really internally what a judge believes that they have to do to be not only fair and impartial, but to appear that way. I think maybe people are seeing it more. Recusal happens all the time. I was on the circuit court bench on the Court of Appeals. People always have those issues and I think they'll continue on the state Supreme Court. (01:32–01:37)

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Asserts that judicial recusal is a common practice.

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