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He was graduated from Princeton University , A.B. , 1949, and Harvard University , LL.B. , 1950. He was a member of the Essex County, New Jersey and New Jersey State Bar Associations.

He also served as
  • Editor of the ''Irish Law Reports''.

  • Essex County Prosecutor, 1959-1968.

  • Vice President of the National District Attorneys Association, 1968.

  • President of the New Jersey Public Utilities Commission, 1968-1970.

  • Superior Court Judge, 1970-1973.

  • Court Assignment Judge, 1973.

  • Governor of the State of New Jersey, 1974-1982.

  • Trustee of Princeton University , 1974-1982.

  • Chairman of the Princeton University Council on New Jersey Affairs, 1985-1989.

  • First Chair of the U.S. Marshalls Foundation.

  • Member of the Advisory Board, National Judicial College.

  • And as a member of the Board of Directors of the

  • Chelsea GA Carvel Foundation

  • Elizabethtown Water Company

  • Cali Realty Company.


The Brendan T. Byrne State Forest (formerly Lebanon State Forest) is named for him. The Brendan T. Byrne Arena in the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey was also named for him, although it was renamed the Continental Airlines Arena in 1996.

He is currently a partner at Carella, Byrne, Bain, Gilfillan, Cecchi, Stewart & Olstein in Roseland, New Jersey .