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- 1 2 3 "Justices Biographies". Archived from the original on September 14, 2013. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
- ↑ "Governor Parnell Appoints Peter Maassen to the State Supreme Court". Alaska Native News. August 10, 2012. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
- ↑ "Alaska Court System Selects Next Chief Justice" (PDF). November 29, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
