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- 1 2 3 4 5 Johnson, Charles S. (November 21, 2003). "Gustafson named to court seat by Martz". The Billings Gazette. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 Tollefson, Phoebe. "Billings judge Ingrid Gustafson named to Montana Supreme Court". The Billings Gazette. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
- ↑ "Hon. Ingrid Gayle Gustafson Judge Profile on Martindale.com". www.martindale.com. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
- ↑ Staff, ED KEMMICK Of The Gazette. "Judge Gustafson to launch adult drug court". The Billings Gazette. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
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