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- ↑ "Wes Russell '95: Appointed to the Virginia Court of Appeals". www.law.gmu.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
- ↑ "Judicial Branch" (PDF). Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- ↑ johnkoehler (June 19, 2022). "Three New Appellate Judges for Virginia". www.vaappellatelawyer.com. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
