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TIL Harper Lee’s character Atticus Finch from To Kill a Mockingbird had a profound effect on the legal profession. He is considered by lawyers to be an example of the honorable attorney. Richard Matsch, the judge who presided over the McVeigh trial, counts Atticus as a major judicial influence.

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