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- 1 2 "Judge Shawn Ellen LaGrua". www.fultoncourt.org. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
- ↑ Szilagyi, Jessica (December 1, 2020). "Kemp Appoints Judge Shawn Ellen LaGrua to Georgia Supreme Court". AllOnGeorgia. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- ↑ Bluestein, Greg (December 1, 2020). "Kemp names Shawn LaGrua to Georgia's top court". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- ↑ "Shawn LaGrua Sworn Into GA Supreme Court" (Press release). Atlanta, Georgia. January 7, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
