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- ↑ "Teresa M. Chafin Judge Profile on Martindale.com". www.martindale.com. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
- ↑ Vieth, Peter (September 8, 2019). "Chafin is sworn in to Supreme Court" . Virginia Lawyers Weekly. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
- ↑ "Chafin sworn in for Court of Appeals". Archived from the original on June 26, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
- ↑ Virginia Lawyers Weekly
- ↑ Albiges, Marie (February 14, 2019). "General Assembly picks senator's sister to be newest Virginia Supreme Court Justice". dailypress.com. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- ↑ "Emory & Henry Alumna Named to the Virginia Supreme Court". www.ehc.edu. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
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