Maria S. Lazar

This article is about the 21st-century American judge. For the 20th-century Hungarian actress, see Mária Lázár.
Maria Lazar
Judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals
for the 2nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office
August 1, 2022
Preceded byLori Kornblum
Judge of the Waukesha County Circuit Court
Branch 7
In office
August 1, 2015 – July 31, 2022
Preceded byJ. Mac Davis
Succeeded byFred Strampe
Personal details
BornMaria Pellegrini
1964 (age 61–62)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
PartyRepublican
SpouseThomas Lazar
EducationMount Mary University (BA)
Georgetown University (JD)

Maria S. Lazar (née Pellegrini; born 1964) is an American lawyer and a judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, since August 2022, in Waukesha-based District II. She previously served seven years as a Wisconsin circuit court judge in Waukesha County. During the administration of Governor Scott Walker, she worked as an assistant attorney general in the Wisconsin Department of Justice and handled significant litigation, including lawsuits over redistricting and the controversial "budget repair" bill. She is a candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court in the 2026 election.

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