ORAL HISTORY OF HONORABLE JOHN BATES
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. i
Oral History Agreements
Honorable John Bates… ……………………………………………………………………………….. iii
John Cooney, Esq…………………………………………………………………………………………..v
Oral History Transcripts of Interviews
February 12, 2020 ………………………………………………………………………………………….1
February 19, 2020 ………………………………………………………………………………………..36
February 19, 2021 ………………………………………………………………………………………..70
November 12, 2021 …………………………………………………………………………………….110
January 13, 2022 ………………………………………………………………………………………..142
February 11, 2022 ………………………………………………………………………………………178
March 1, 2022 ……………………………………………………………………………………………216
April 14, 2022 ……………………………………………………………………………………………253
Index …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. A-1
Table of Cases and Statutes …………………………………………………………………………………B-1
Biographical Sketches
Honorable John Bates ………………………………………………………………………………C-1
John Cooney, Esq…………………………………………………………………………………… D-1
