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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 California Judicial Counsel, Division Seven: JUSTICE LAURIE D. ZELON, http://www.courts.ca.gov/2487.htm
- 1 2 California Bar Journal, November 2010, "Justice Laurie Zelon honored with Benjamin Aranda Award"
- ↑ Metropolitan News-Enterprise, 9-23-2010, "Justice Laurie Zelon to Receive 2010 Aranda Access to Justice Award,"