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- 1 2 3 Historical List of Elected Officials Dallas County, 1846 - Present Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine District Clerk's Office, Dallas County, Texas (February 2010).
- ↑ Cutbirth, Joe (1992-06-03). "Gay judge's appointment creates stir". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. pp. 7, 17. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
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- ↑ Moran, Leslie J. "Judicial diversity and the challenge of sexuality: Some preliminary findings." Sydney L. Rev. 28 (2006): 565.