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Maria S. Lazar: “When you're a judge or a judicial candidate, you cannot be a…”

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 02:45

And with respect to political parties, ever since, well, I've won. I've never been a member of any political party. When I work for the Department of Justice, you really can't be. And When you're a judge or a judicial candidate, you cannot be a member of a political party. And it's always somewhat interesting for me to watch people do it federally and on state court judges and sort of indicate who federally appointed someone and then on state courts to tag people with labels. (02:45–02:51)

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