Background
Sr., Brendan Thomas Byrne, was born on April 1, 1924 in West Orange, New Jersey, United States. Son of Francis A. and Genevieve T. (Brennan) Byrne.
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Brendan Thomas Byrne, Sr.
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Student, Seton Hall University, 1942. AB, Princeton University, 1949. Juris Doctor, Harvard Law School, 1951.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Seton Hall University, 1974. Juris Doctor (honorary), Rutgers University, 1974. Juris Doctor (honorary), Fairleigh Dickinson University, 1978.
Career
Assistant counsel to Governor Robert B. Meyner, New Jersey, 1955—1956, executive secretary, 1956—1958. Prosecutor Essex County, 1958—1968. President New Jersey Public Utilities Commission, 1968—1970.
Judge New Jersey Superior Court, 1970—1972. Assignment judge Warren, Morris & Sussex Counties, New Jersey, 1972—1973. Governor State of New Jersey, 1974—1982.
Senior partner Carella, Byrne, Bain, Gilfillan, Cecchi, Stewart & Olstein, Roseland, New Jersey. Delaware Democratic National Convention, 1980. Chairman National Advisory Committee on Justice Standards & Goals, Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, 1975—1976.
Trustee Princeton University, 1974—1982. Chairman Princeton University Council on New Jersey Affairs, 1985—1989. Columnist Star-Ledger.
Editor New Jersey Law Journal, Irish Law Reports. Lieutenant Air Corps United States Army, 1943-1945, European Theater.
Achievements
Membership
Member of Democratic Governors Coalition, National Governors Association, Coalition of Northeastern Governors (chairman 1980), Princeton University Alumni.
Connections
Married Jean Featherly, 1953. Children: Brendan Thomas Junior, Susan, Nancy, Timothy, Mary Anne, Barbara, William. Married Ruthi Zinn, 1994.
