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- 1 2 Michigan 2010 Unofficial General Election Results Archived 2014-03-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Michigan Constitution, Article VI, Section 23
- ↑ Kelly Stepping Down from Michigan Supreme Court
- 1 2 3 4 Michigan Supreme Court biography Archived 2014-03-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Michigan Committee on Juvenile Justice Archived 2015-01-31 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Michigan Race Equity Coalition
- ↑ Mary Beth Kelly- Bodman Attorney Biography"
- ↑ MI Department of State: 2010 Official Michigan General Candidate Listing Scroll down to "Justice of the Supreme Court..."
- ↑ MI Department of State: 2010 Official Michigan Supreme Court Results Archived 2014-03-14 at the Wayback Machine