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Maria S. Lazar: “The public has the perception that when they walk into that…”

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

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Judge Maria Lazar on Wisconsin's Supreme Court Race

Published | Video Starts at 08:00

Why should I even bother arguing my case because I'm going to lose. And I'm not saying they're going to lose. I'm saying the problem is The public has the perception that when they walk into that courtroom, if they get this judge on the draw in criminal court, you get this judge like, no, they're going to sentence me to a harder penalty or oh, no, this is the judge that's going to let everybody go. That's not what you want. You want to walk into that courtroom and say, if I present my case and if I have the facts on my side and the … (08:00–08:16)

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Asserts that the public perceives judges as biased based on political appointments.

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