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- ↑ "Maine Supreme Court Justice Hjelm is retiring". Bangor Daily News. September 20, 2019. Archived from the original on September 30, 2019. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
- ↑ "Governor Mills Thanks Justice Hjelm For His Service" (Press release). Office of Governor Janet T. Mills. September 20, 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-09-30. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
- ↑ "Maine Supreme Court judge from Camden retires - Knox VillageSoup". knox.villagesoup.com. January 6, 2020. Archived from the original on May 17, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ↑ @govjanetmills (February 5, 2020). "It was my honor to swear in Maine's newest Supreme Judicial Court Associate Justices, Catherine Connors and Andrew M. Horton, and recently retired Justices Jeffrey Hjelm and Nancy Mills as Active Retired Justices of the Law Court and the Superior Court. (1/2)" (Tweet). Retrieved May 17, 2021– via Twitter.
