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- ↑ Who's Who in American Law, 2003-2004. Marquis Who's Who. 2003. p. 291.
- ↑ Senate Confirmation Bring Court of Appeals to Full Strength, New York Law Journal (Feb. 10, 2015)
- ↑ Albany Law Review"And like the man she apparently will replace, Justice Graffeo is an Italian American who lives in the Albany suburb of Guilderland."