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- 1 2 Riddle, Brandon (March 1, 2016). "Kemp defeats Goodson in chief justice race for state's high court". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
- ↑ Brantley, Max (November 6, 2015). "Judge Dan Kemp to challenge Courtney Goodson for chief justice". Arkansas Times.
- ↑ "Sitting justice, circuit judge vying to be Supreme Court chief justice". Arkansas News. February 28, 2016.
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