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- ↑ State of New Jersey. "Governor Murphy Announces Selection of Judicial Advisory Panel". State of New Jersey. State of New Jersey. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ↑ New Jersey Judiciary. "Supreme Court Names Members of Committee to Analyze Duration of Disbarment" (PDF). New Jersey Judiciary. New Jersey Judiciary. Retrieved 23 June 2022.