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- ↑ "The Judiciary of Malta : Judges". judiciarymalta.gov.mt. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
- ↑ "Curriculum Vitae: MADAM JUSTICE ABIGAIL LOFARO" (PDF). judiciary.mt. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ↑ "Magistrate, lawyer first female judges". Times of Malta. 5 September 2006.
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