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- ↑ "JUSTICE PAGE ELECTED CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE TENNESSEE SUPREME COURT" (Press release). tncourts.gov. August 24, 2021. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
- ↑ "Justice Kirby Elected To Serve As Chief Justice Of Tennessee Supreme Court". www.tncourts.gov.
