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- ↑ "About the Office". Montana Clerk of Court. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "Biographies and Histories of Montana's Justices, Judges, and Courts" (PDF). Montana Judicial Branch. State Law Library of Montana. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ↑ "1988 Judicial Report" (PDF). Montana Judicial Branch. State Law Library of Montana. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
