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- ↑ CBC News (20 November 2015). "Nancy Orr will be P.E.I.'s next chief provincial court judge". CBC . Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ↑ CBC News (17 July 2020). "P.E.I.'s newest judge is sworn in". CBC . Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ↑ "Government announces new Chief Provincial Court Judge". Government of Prince Edward Island.
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