{"product_id":"soul-of-the-court-the-trailblazing-life-of-judge-william-benson-bryant-sr-paperback","title":"Soul of the Court: The Trailblazing Life of Judge William Benson Bryant Sr. - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTonya Bolden\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLegal legend Judge Louis F. Oberdorfer once stated that there were \"only two people in the world who really understood the Constitution\" and its impact on American lives. One was Hugo Black, deceased Supreme Court justice. The other was William Benson Bryant Sr. (1911-2005), who in the early 1950s became the first Black assistant US attorney to try cases in Washington, DC's federal court, and became that same court's first Black chief judge in 1977. Written by award-winning author Tonya Bolden, \u003ci\u003eSoul of the Court: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Trailblazing Life of Judge William Benson Bryant Sr. \u003c\/i\u003epresents the story of Bryant's remarkable, pioneering life in the law--one that began in a segregated DC and included many years as an extraordinary criminal defense attorney, most notably as the dogged defender of Andrew Mallory, a young poor Black man sentenced to the electric chair for the 1954 rape of a white woman. Bryant fought for Mallory's life all the way to the US Supreme Court, chiefly on the grounds that Mallory's confession--the most damning evidence against him--was the fruit of an illegal detention. The High Court overturned Mallory's conviction. \u003ci\u003eMallory v. United States\u003c\/i\u003e was among the cases that culminated in the landmark 1966 Miranda rule. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAppointed to federal judicial service by Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965, Bryant's forty-year tenure included cases ranging from overturning a corrupted election of the United Mine Workers and unconstitutional conditions at the DC jail. The biography draws upon an array of documents, newspaper articles, and interviews with the judge's friends, colleagues, and family members, as well as oral histories, including Judge Bryant's. Bolden beautifully narrates the story of a life of compassion, unparalleled integrity, and unwavering belief in the dignity of every human being.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTonya Bolden\u003c\/b\u003e has authored, coauthored, and edited more than fifty books for readers of various ages. Many of her titles have garnered starred reviews from \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications. Her numerous awards include a Children's Book Guild of Washington, DC's Nonfiction Award for her body of work. This magna cum laude baccalaureate of Princeton University with a master's degree from Columbia University lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 26, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52030167580973,"sku":"9781496852694","price":26.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/M7ezo0A9lH9781496852694.webp?v=1777502839","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/soul-of-the-court-the-trailblazing-life-of-judge-william-benson-bryant-sr-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}