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Has Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Maria Lazar been endorsed by any Wisconsin judges?
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Yes.
Endorsements from nearly 50 current and former Wisconsin judges were listed on the campaign website of conservative Wisconsin Appeals Court Judge Maria Lazar as of April 2.
They were not added until late March.
At a debate April 2, Lazarβs opponent in the April 7 state Supreme Court election, liberal Wisconsin Appeals Court Judge Chris Taylor, said she knew of no judicial endorsements for Lazar.
Lazar said in early March: βIf you look at my website, I donβt even list any of my endorsements yet; we may be posting some. I donβt think itβs necessarily important.β
Lazarβs endorsements include Supreme Court Justice Annette Ziegler. After this brief was initially published, Lazarβs campaign said two appellate judges have endorsed Lazar.
Taylorβs site lists endorsements from some 160 judges and former judges. They include four current justices, one former justice and 10 current appellate judges.
This fact brief is responsive to conversations such as this one.
Weβve written more extensively about this topic in a different article. You can read more about it here.
Sources
- JudgeMariaLazar.com: Endorsements
- Internet Archive Wayback Machine: JudgeMariaLazar.com home page
- Internet Archive Wayback Machine: JudgeMariaLazar.com endorsements page, March 31, 2026
- YouTube: Milwaukee Bar Association Maria Lazar interview
- Internet Archive Wayback Machine: ChrisForJustice.com endorsements page
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