Chris Taylor

Taylor earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1990 and a law degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1995. Her career experience includes working as the public policy director at Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin. She has also worked at the firms Associate, Adelman, Adelman & Hynes; Associate, Relles, Meeker & Borns; and Associate, Balisle & Roberson.[4]

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Media interviewTaylor stated the following in an interview with WMTV:Why do you want to be a justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court?I have had a 30-year legal career as an attorney, a legislator, and a judge. And I have committed my career to really making sure people have access to justice and that the courts protect their fundamental rights and their freedoms and that’s what I want to continue to do on the state Supreme Court.As a liberal candidate in this race, how does that impact your judicial philosophy?I believe that the law is about people... I interpret law in a way that really centers the people of the state of Wisconsin and puts the people who are actually before me first. And I look at what does the text say, try to interpret the text of statutes, and then try to apply these statutes in a way that is fair, impartial, and is just to the parties.You spent nearly a decade as a Democrat in the Wisconsin State Assembly right across the street here. How does that impact the way that you rule?It doesn’t. I mean, I’m a judge now. Judges don’t make policies. We look at the law...But being in the legislature has made me a better judge, because what I do all day is look at state statutes. I understand the legislative process.Are you pro-choice?Well, I served at Planned Parenthood as the law and policy director... So yes, I value each individual’s right to make those personal private healthcare decisions.Would you recuse yourself from any case involving Planned Parenthood or abortion in the future on the Supreme Court?So I would not categorically just say I’m going to recuse myself to the areas of law that I practiced or the issues that I’ve worked on. But I certainly would look at each case and make that determination.As a Democratic state legislator, you previously sponsored a bill to require judges to disqualify themselves from a case if they received campaign donations of $1,000 or more. Will you stand by that in your own campaign?Well, I’m not, I don’t make policy now. So I proposed over 250 different bills on a variety of topics. But I don’t do that now as a judge... I do agree, however, with Chief Justice Karofsky, who recently said that we should have another look at our recusal laws and make sure that the public has an opportunity to weigh in. I think that’s a great idea.Looking at your own campaign beyond what’s on the books now or what could be in the future. Is that a rule that you would follow yourself?I would certainly take seriously what the public thinks and what their opinions are. But again, I’m not a policymaker. I think it’s important that all judges have the same recusal laws. And I think it’s important that the public get an opportunity to weigh inIs there anyone that you wouldn’t accept an endorsement or donations from in this race?I mean, I’m sure there is. I can’t say that I have a lot of billionaires lining up to fund my campaign.Some of your critics have brought up previously when you were a legislator, you voted against Marsy’s Law to provide protections for victims of crimes. Can you explain why you voted against it?I have spent my whole life since I was in college working on behalf of sexual assault and domestic violence victims. I authored a law in the state legislature called the Safe at Home Act that created a residential address protection program for victims of sexual assault and domestic violence so they would not have to disclose their residential addresses. I worked on a law to create a tracking system for rape kits so that sexual assault victims know the status of their cases... But when it came to Marsy’s Law, there were concerns that were expressed by advocates from the domestic violence and sexual assault communities... But Marsy’s Law passed. It is in the Constitution. I have implemented it every day as a trial court judge.— Chris Taylor in WMTV interview (November 10, 2025)Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

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