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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 DRAYTON NABERS JR., OF COUNSEL | Birmingham Archived 2017-10-02 at the Wayback Machine , Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C.
- 1 2 3 Greg Garrison, Drayton Nabers, former Alabama chief justice, reflects on faith and leadership, AL.com (December 19, 2010).
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- 1 2 3 $200K contract to Riley ally Nabers ends, Associated Press (August 5, 2010).
- ↑ Drayton Nabers, Jr.: Alabama Supreme Court Voter Guide 2006, League of Women Voters of Alabama.
- ↑ Nabers named Alabama's chief justice, United Press International (June 22, 2004).
- 1 2 Former Chief Justice Gets New Job Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine , WSFA.
- 1 2 Brian Lyman, Not since 1995: The abbreviated terms of AL's chief justices, Montgomery Advertiser (October 4, 2016).
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- ↑ Yann Ranaivo, Drayton Nabers to lead Samford ethics center, Birmingham Business Journal (January 9, 2014).
- ↑ Chief Justices Margaret Marshall '76, Drayton Nabers, Jr. '65, and Randall Shepard '72 Receive Yale Law School Award of Merit, Yale Law School (October 18, 2006).
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