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- ↑ "Governor Kevin Stitt Appoints Judge Thomas E. Prince to Court of Civil Appeals". Governor of Oklahoma . December 18, 2020. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
- ↑ "Thomas E. Prince". ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia . Retrieved November 29, 2024.
- ↑ Hancock, Andrea (November 6, 2024). "Justice Yvonne Kauger narrowly ousted, Noma Gurich, James Edmondson and others retained". NonDoc. Retrieved November 29, 2024.