TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface ……………………………………………………………. i Oral History Agreements Richard Kirkland Bowden. ……………………………………….. iii Joshua Klein, Esquire……………………………………………… v Stephen J. Pollak, Esquire. ……………………………………….. vii Oral History Transcript of Interviews: Interview No. 1, November 28, 2007…………………………………… 1 Interview No. 2, July 30, 2008………………………………………. 33 Interview No. 3, March 6, 2009. …………………………………….. 54 Interview No. 4, July 2, 2009……………………………………….. 85 Interview No. 5, January 19. 2010. …………………………………… 97 Interview No. 6, May 6, 2010. …………………………………….. 119 Interview No. 7, June 23, 2011. ……………………………………. 128 Index. ………………………………………………………….. A-1 Table of Cases. …………………………………………………….. B-1 Biographical Sketches Richard Kirkland Bowden. ……………………………………….. C-1 Joshua Klein, Esquire……………………………………………. C-3 Stephen J. Pollak. ……………………………………………… C-5 Appendix: . ………………………………………………………. D-1 The Soul of Our Court: Recollections and Remininisces, A Tribute to The Honorable William Benson Bryant, by Kirk Bowden, Deputy United States Marshal.