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- ↑ Noble beats Roach in Supreme Court 5th District; Lexington Herald Leader; 11-07-06
- ↑ Justice Mary C. Noble named deputy chief justice of Supreme Court of Kentucky Archived 2010-12-16 at the Wayback Machine
- 1 2 SUPREME COURT, 5TH DISTRICT; Lexington Herald-Leader; 10-26-06
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