int [][] myInt;
    for(int i = 0; i< matrix.length; i++){
        for (int j = 0; j < matrix[i].length; j++){
            myInt[i][j] = matrix[i][j];
        }
    }

    //do some stuff here
    return true;
}

int [][] myInt = new int[matrix.length][];
for(int i = 0; i < matrix.length; i++)
  myInt[i] = matrix[i].clone();

int [][] myInt = new int[matrix.length][];
for(int i = 0; i < matrix.length; i++)
{
  int[] aMatrix = matrix[i];
  int   aLength = aMatrix.length;
  myInt[i] = new int[aLength];
  System.arraycopy(aMatrix, 0, aLength, myInt, 0);
}

int[][] myInt = new int[matrix.length][];
for(int i = 0; i < matrix.length; i++)
{
  myInt[i] = new int[matrix[i].length];
  for (int j = 0; j < matrix[i].length; j++)
  {
    myInt[i][j] = matrix[i][j];
  }
}