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- ↑ Supreme Court press release, July 7, 2020
- ↑ "How The Court Works: Clerk of the Court and the Marshal". The Supreme Court Historical Society.
- ↑ Supreme Court press release, July 7, 2020; Nina Totenberg, First Women To Hold Top Staff Jobs At Supreme Court Are Retiring (July 14, 2020).
- ↑ Howe, Amy (2021-05-03). "Court names military attorney as second-ever female marshal". SCOTUSblog . Retrieved 2022-08-25.