Introduction

Abstract

In the fascinating pages that follow, you will hear from some of these best friends. All that they say is true. You will read of Judge Matt Byrne's consummate skill as a trial judge who presided over scores of trials and trained several generations of young Assistant U.S. Attorneys, both when he was U.S. Attorney and, later, as a judge when he held them to an especially high standard. You will be told of Matt's traveling the world as an unofficial Ambassador to help other countries learn about our renowned system of justice. And others will tell of Matt's important contributions beyond the law and lawyering, and his sense of honor and integrity.