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- ↑ "Rolando Acosta (baseball)". Columbia University Athletics. October 2, 2008. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
- ↑ Stashenko, Joel; Wise, Daniel (January 2, 2008). "Spitzer Fills Two Vacancies on First Department Bench" . New York Law Journal. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
- ↑ "Hon. Rolando T. Acosta Appointed to Commission on Judicial Conduct" (Press release). New York State Unified Court System. March 30, 2010. Archived from the original on July 31, 2012. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ↑ Baker, Rebecca (May 22, 2017). "Acosta Named PJ of First Department, 9 Others Join Appellate Bench" . New York Law Journal. Retrieved February 2, 2025.