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- 1 2 3 4 Leslie Southwick, Mississippi Supreme Court Elections: A Historical Perspective 1916-1996, 18 Miss. C. L. Rev. 115 (1997-1998).
- ↑ https://law-db.mc.edu/judicial/judge_profiles.php#mcrae Mississippi College Judicial Data Project entry on Chuck McRae
- ↑ "FindLaw's Supreme Court of Mississippi case and opinions". Findlaw.
- ↑ Robert Lenzner and Matthew Miller, Buying Justice, Forbes (July 21, 2003)
- ↑ Gates, Jimmie E. "Former state high court Justice McRae in ICU after scuba diving incident in Cozumel". The Clarion-Ledger.
- ↑ "This former Supreme Court justice isn't ready to ride off into the sunset" .
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