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- ↑ Chavez, Barbara (February 9, 2003). "Women Breaking Courts' Glass Ceilings–Slowly". Women's eNews. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ↑ "Santa Fe judge gets Dem nod to high court", The Santa Fe New Mexican (June 3, 1998), p. 5.
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