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- ↑ Richmond Times Dispatch Online Article on the Leglislative deadlock
- ↑ Virginian-Pilot, The. "Unanimous verdict on choice of Goodwyn". pilotonline.com. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- ↑ "Justices of the Supreme Court of Virginia - Supreme Court". www.courts.state.va.us. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
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