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- ↑ "Legislative Manual South Dakota 2015" (PDF). Shantel Krebs, Secretary of State. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ↑ "Supreme Court Home". The South Dakota Supreme Court. South Dakota Unified Judicial System. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
- ↑ Erich Schaffhauser (January 5, 2015). "Two Women on South Dakota Supreme Court for First Time". KELO-TV . Retrieved February 15, 2015.
