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- ↑ Appointment of Jay B. Stephens as Deputy Counsel to the President, April 8, 1986
- ↑ Johnston, David (March 24, 1993). "Attorney General Seeks Resignations from Prosecutors". The New York Times .
- ↑ Jay B. Stephens, Federalist Society
- ↑ Associate Attorney General Jay B. Stephens to Step Down, United States Department of Justice, September 27, 2002.
- ↑ Jay B. Stephens - Of Counsel, Kirkland & Ellis