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- 1 2 3 4 Hanyes, Dana (May 31, 2017). "Former Hillsboro attorney brings majority women to Oregon supreme court". Hillsboro Tribune . Hillsboro, Oregon. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
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- ↑ Atkins, Jeanne (May 2016). "May 17, 2016, Primary Election Abstract of Votes". Oregon Secretary of State. State of Oregon. p. 84. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
- ↑ "Oregon's Supreme Court heads for female majority". Statesman Journal. Associated Press. May 10, 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
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- ↑ Lovelace, Ryan (May 11, 2017). "Oregon to have female majority on its Supreme Court". The Washington Examiner . Washington DC. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
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