Maria S. Lazar
2022 - Present
2028
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Maria S. Lazar is a judge for District II of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals. She assumed office on August 1, 2022. Her current term ends on July 31, 2028.
Lazar ran for election for the District II judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals. She won in the general election on April 5, 2022.
Lazar was elected to the Waukesha County circuit court in April 2015, effective August 1.[1]
Education
Lazar received her undergraduate degree from Mount Mary College and her J.D. from Georgetown Law School.[2][3]
Career
Lazar served as an assistant attorney general for the Wisconsin Department of Justice from 2010 to 2015. She previously worked in private practice.[2]
Awards and associations
- 2012: Woman in the Law, Wisconsin Law Journal[4]
Elections
2022
See also: Wisconsin intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
General election
General election for Wisconsin Court of Appeals District II
Maria S. Lazar defeated incumbent Lori Kornblum in the general election for Wisconsin Court of Appeals District II on April 5, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Maria S. Lazar (Nonpartisan) | 54.5 | 158,297 | |
| Lori Kornblum (Nonpartisan) | 45.4 | 131,873 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 484 | ||
| Total votes: 290,654 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Lori Kornblum and Maria S. Lazar advanced from the primary for Wisconsin Court of Appeals District II.
Campaign finance
2015
See also: Wisconsin judicial elections, 2015
Lazar was elected without opposition to the Waukesha County Circuit Court, Branch 7 in 2015. Wisconsin's general judicial election was held on April 7, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates was January 6, 2015.[5][1]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Wisconsin Court of Appeals District II |
Officeholder Wisconsin Court of Appeals District II |
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "2015 Spring Election," accessed January 8, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Lazar joins ballot for Waukesha County circuit judge," January 5, 2015
- ↑ WisPolitics.com, "Lazar Campaign: Assistant Attorney General Maria Lazar ballot-certified for branch 7 Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge ," January 5, 2015
- ↑ Wisconsin Department of Justice, "Assistant Attorney General Maria Lazar Recognized as a 2012 "Women in the Law" Honoree by Wisconsin Law Journal," June 20, 2012
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Ballot Access Checklist For 2015 Judicial Candidates," accessed December 18, 2014
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Federal courts:
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Wisconsin, Western District of Wisconsin • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Wisconsin, Western District of Wisconsin
State courts:
Wisconsin Supreme Court • Wisconsin Court of Appeals • Wisconsin Circuit Courts • Wisconsin Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Wisconsin • Wisconsin judicial elections • Judicial selection in Wisconsin