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- ↑ "Justices of Kentucky's Highest Court: The Court of Appeals (1792-1975) & Supreme Court (1976-present)". University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law . Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ↑ Declined office.
- 1 2 Appointed, but declined to qualify.