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- ↑ "COOPERMAN, ARTHUR J." in the New York Judge Reviews (2012–2013; pg. 288)
- ↑ Veteran Judge in Bell Shooting Trial Has Seen It All Before in The New York Times on February 18, 2008
- ↑ In Detectives’ Trial, Judge’s Stone Face Gives Little Away in The New York Times on March 10, 2008
- ↑ A Decision of Many Words Put the Fateful Ones Last in The New York Times on April 26, 2008