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- ↑ "Langford guilty on all counts". Birmingham Weekly. 2009-10-28. Archived from the original on 2009-11-01. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
- ↑ Bryant, Joseph D. (2009-11-24). "Roderick Royal elected Birmingham Council president, and will serve as interim mayor". The Birmingham News .
- ↑ "A Black Woman Carole Smitherman Becomes Mayor of Birmingham, Ala". BET.com. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
- ↑ "Smitherman beats Thetford in Jefferson County Circuit Court Place 13 race, will step down from Birmingham City Council". AL.com. 7 November 2012. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
- ↑ "Carole C. Smitherman". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
- ↑ Bryant, Joseph (2024-11-03). "Jefferson County voters to elect new circuit court judge: Who are candidates?". al.com. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
- ↑ Thornton, William (2024-11-06). "Democrats sweep Bessemer races, circuit judge, probate judge contests". al.com. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
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