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- 1 2 3 "Associate Justice Dawn H. Beam District 2, Place 2". courts.ms.gov. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ↑ "Bryant names Lamar County judge Beam to state Supreme Court". December 28, 2015. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ↑ Brumfield, Patsy (March 29, 2016). "Sister of new Supreme Court justice admits she swindled veterans" . Retrieved January 16, 2018.
