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- ↑ Who's Who in American Law, 2005-2006. Marquis Who's Who. 2005. p. 715.
- 1 2 "Members of the South Dakota Supreme Court" (PDF). Unified Judicial System of South Dakota . Retrieved 14 December 2010.
- ↑ "Gov. Daugaard To Appoint Judge Lori Wilbur To State Supreme Court" (PDF). Office of the Governor of South Dakota . Retrieved 6 July 2012.
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