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- ↑ "Appeals Court Bio".
- ↑ WBZ News Nov. 30, 2008 "WBZTV.com - Retiring Justice John Greaney Unfazed by Gay Marriage Criticism". Archived from the original on 2008-12-03. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
- ↑ Suffolk Press Release Archived 2008-08-23 at the Wayback Machine (accessed November 13, 2008)
- ↑ Denise Lavoie, Associated Press / November 30, 2008, Boston Globe, "Retiring SJC judge Greaney no shriking violet" http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2008/11/30/retiring_sjc_judge_greaney_no_shrinking_violet/
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