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- ↑ Marie T. Finn, Diana R. Irvine, Mary Lee Bliss, Gina L. Pratton, Samantha Morgan (September 2008). The American Bench 2009: Judges of the Nation. Forster-Long. ISBN 9780931398582.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Tommy Bryan" . Retrieved 2013-08-29.
- ↑ Rodgers, Michael (January 17, 2013). "Bryan takes seat on state Supreme Court". The Greenville Advocate.
- 1 2 3 "Appellate Courts Supreme Court of Alabama Justice Bryan". Supreme Court of Alabama. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
