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- ↑ "Dalrymple appoints Jon Jensen to Northeast Central Judicial District bench". North Dakota Courts. State of North Dakota. November 7, 2013. Archived from the original on October 18, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
- ↑ Jaeger, Alvin (November 18, 2016). "Official Results General Election - November 8, 2016". North Dakota Voting Information and Central Election Systems. Secretary of State of North Dakota. Archived from the original on October 17, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
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- 1 2 Hageman, John (July 12, 2017). "Burgum appoints Grand Forks judge to Supreme Court". Grand Forks Herald . Grand Forks, ND. Archived from the original on October 18, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
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