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- 1 2 Justin P. Wilson, Adjunct Professor of Law, Comptroller, State of Tennessee, Vanderbilt University Law School website, accessed October 28, 2011
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Comptroller of the Treasury Archived 2011-10-02 at the Wayback Machine , Tennessee Blue Book 2009-2010, page 107.
- ↑ 'Money Cop' Candidate Silent About Contracts Scandal Archived 2012-05-25 at the Wayback Machine , NewsChannel5.com, January 6, 2009
- ↑ Former Tennessee Deputy Governor Joins One of Southeast's Leading Law Firms: Justin Wilson to Focus on Regulatory Practice Archived 2012-04-05 at the Wayback Machine , February 2, 2003
- ↑ Paper Mill Pollution, All Things Considered, NPR, Feb 3, 1997
- 1 2 Cumberland Trail Renamed for Sundquist Aide Justin Wilson Archived 2003-03-26 at the Wayback Machine , Chattanoogan, Sep 23, 2002
- ↑ Tennessee Governor Talks of Revolt on E.P.A. Smog Rules, by Robyn Meredith, New York Times, Mar 15, 1998
- ↑ Governor cuts flow to toxic incinerator, by Laura Frank, The Tennessean, Mar 4, 1998
- ↑ Tennessee Officials Request Water Budget from TVA for Tennessee River, by Dave Flessner, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Feb 20, 2002
- ↑ Blayne Clements, New state constitutional officers elected, Clarksville Online, January 17, 2009
- ↑ Ratings of Judicial Nominees, 102nd Congress, American Bar Association, accessed October 28, 2011