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- ↑ "Perdue names Blackwell, Dillard to Appeals Court". gareport.com. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
- ↑ Rankin, Bill. "Blackwell, Dillard get Appeals Court judgeships". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ajc.com. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
- ↑ "General Primary/General Nonpartisan/Special Election – July 31, 2012". Georgia Election Results. Office of the Secretary of State of Georgia. August 9, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
- ↑ "General Primary/General Nonpartisan/Special Election – May 22, 2018". Georgia Election Results. Office of the Secretary of State of Georgia. May 22, 2018. Retrieved May 30, 2018.