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- ↑ "Judge H.L. Kirkpatrick III to Join Supreme Court for One Case" (PDF). West Virginia Judiciary. March 14, 2022.
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- ↑ Holdren, Wendy (11 May 2014). "Court Conversations: Bail is an often misunderstood procedure" . The Register-Herald . Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- ↑ Holdren, Wendy (April 19, 2015). "Kids in the Courtroom — Abuse and Neglect cases in Raleigh County Pt. 2" . The Register-Herald . Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- ↑ Register-Herald, Josephine E. Moore The (2023-11-06). "Raleigh Judge Kirkpatrick to retire after nearly 30 years". Beckley Register-Herald.
- ↑ "Judge H.L. Kirkpatrick's "last" Christmas party draws a crowd". WVNS. December 14, 2024.
- ↑ "Raleigh County Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud and Money Laundering". United States Attorney's Office, Southern District of West Virginia - via United States Department of Justice (www.justice.gov). September 21, 2020.
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