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- 1 2 3 4 5 "Laurie McKinnon bio". Ravalli Republic. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
- 1 2 "District Judge McKinnon files for Montana Supreme Court Justice". Golden Triangle News. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
- ↑ Editor, Buck Traxler, I-O. "McKinnon challenges Buyske for Ninth Judicial District - The Independent-Observer". www.theindependentobserver.com. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Bureau, Missoulian State. "District Judge McKinnon announces bid for Montana Supreme Court seat". Ravalli Republic. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
