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- ↑ "Gov. Justice appoints Poling as judge for 10th Judicial Circuit serving Raleigh County". governor.wv.gov. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
- ↑ Farrish, Jessica (March 18, 2019). "Poling appointed as judge on Raleigh Circuit Court" . The Register-Herald . Retrieved May 3, 2023.
- ↑ "Poling named circuit judge in West Virginia's Raleigh County". Associated Press . March 19, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
- ↑ Dickerson, Chris. "After 54 days, Justice appoints Poling as new Raleigh Circuit Court judge". West Virginia Record. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ↑ "Raleigh County officials to swear in new circuit court judge". WVNS. April 10, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
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