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- ↑ "Legislative Manual South Dakota 2015" (PDF). Shantel Krebs, Secretary of State. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
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- ↑ "Governor: Judge DeVaney topped list for South Dakota Supreme Court". KELOLAND.com. 2019-04-05. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
- ↑ Lee, Stephen (2019-04-04). "Noem names DeVaney to SD Supreme Court". Capital Journal. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
- ↑ Mearhoff, Sarah (2019-05-23). "Noem nominee sworn onto the SD Supreme Court". Rapid City Journal Media Group. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
- ↑ "Supreme Court investiture of DeVaney". Capital Journal. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
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