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- ↑ Green, Aimee (February 10, 2016). "Two new Multnomah County Circuit judges appointed by Gov. Kate Brown". The Oregonian .
- ↑ "Oregon Judicial Vacancies". www.osbar.org. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
- ↑ "This Portland Judge Has an Arm-Length Doctor Strange Tattoo Under His Robes". Willamette Week. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
- ↑ "Oregon Attorney's Fight Over Cell Phone Privacy Yields Win in US Supreme Court". PRWeb. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
- ↑ "Brown appoints 2 Oregon Supreme Court judges in her final days as governor". opb. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
- ↑ Botkin, Ben (January 5, 2023). "Oregon's second female chief justice takes office". Oregon Capital Chronicle . Archived from the original on January 5, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
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