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- ↑ "History: Our Judicial Officers – About Us – Superior Court – Delaware Courts – State of Delaware". courts.delaware.gov. Retrieved 2017-01-19.
- ↑ "Judicial Officers – Court of Chancery – Delaware Courts – State of Delaware". courts.delaware.gov. Retrieved 2017-01-19.
- ↑ "History: Our Judicial Officers – About Us – Superior Court – Delaware Courts – State of Delaware". courts.delaware.gov. Retrieved 2017-01-19.
- ↑ Solomon, Steven Davidoff (19 May 2011). "After 25 Years on the Bench, a Chance to Stretch". DealBook. Retrieved 2017-01-19.
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