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Maria S. Lazar: “We need a justice on the state Supreme Court who is not…”

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

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Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates sit down with FOX 11 to discuss key issues ahead of election

Published | Video Starts at 13:48

I don't really like to say that I have that, that leaning towards one side or the other because the law really is independent. And that's what we need. We need a justice on the state Supreme Court who is not going to legislate from the bench, is not going to try to set policy. And that's what I've done my entire life on the bench. Your opponent in a political ad doesn't mention you by name in this particular ad, but it does imply … (13:48–13:55)

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Asserts the need for a justice who does not legislate from the bench or set policy.

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