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- ↑ "Hon. Jeffrey Scott Bivins Judge Profile on Martindale.com". www.martindale.com. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- 1 2 3 "Judge Jeffrey Bivins '86 appointed to Tennessee Supreme Court". April 3, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- ↑ "Jeffrey Bivins '86 elected chief justice of Tennessee Supreme Court". September 14, 2016.
- ↑ Jeffrey S. Bivins, Tennessee Supreme Court
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