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- 1 2 3 "President Obama Nominates Justice Lisabeth Tabor Hughes to Serve on the United States Court of Appeals" Houston Style Magazine, March 17, 2016
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- ↑ "Kentucky native nominated to serve on U.S. Court of Appeals" Lexington Herald-Leader, March 17, 2016
- ↑ "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate" White House, March 17, 2016