MADISON, Wis. (Gray Media) - Wisconsin voters will decide another Supreme Court race this April to fill a 10-year term on the state’s highest court.
Court of Appeals Judge Maria Lazar, the conservative candidate, was a former assistant attorney general during former Gov. Scott Walker’s tenure.
Lazar will face Wisconsin Court of Appeals Judge and liberal candidate Chris Taylor in the April 7 election.
The following is an edited transcript of the conversation between Taylor and Wisconsin State Capitol Bureau Chief Vanessa Kjeldsen. It has been edited for clarity and conciseness.
Vanessa Kjeldsen: Why do you want to be a justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court?
Maria Lazar: I saw this race, this opportunity, as a chance for me to put an independent, impartial voice on this court and t

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