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- 1 2 3 4 Official biography of Judge Becker
- 1 2 3 4 "Court of Appeals Division I District #3 Position #1: Mary Kay Becker". Washington Secretary of State. Archived from the original on November 10, 2010. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
- ↑ "Crusading newspaper close to going under" The Spokesman-Review July 10, 1984; p. A7
- ↑ AP, "Legislative Report: Becker won't run." The Spokesman-Review March 23, 1982; p.11
- ↑ Editorial, "A legislator's untimely exit". Spokane Chronicle March 25, 1982; p. 16
- ↑ Mary Kay Becker election results
- ↑ Mary Kay Becker 2006 election results Archived 2010-05-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ State voters guide to 2004 Judicial Election: Supreme Court Justice Position #1
- ↑ 2004 General Election > Judicial Offices > Results > State Supreme Court Justice Position #1 Archived 2010-05-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ press release at time of her 2000 run for Supreme Court Archived January 16, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
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