N. Patrick Crooks
N. Patrick Crooks | |
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2009 portrait | |
| Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court | |
| In office August 1, 1996 – September 21, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Roland B. Day |
| Succeeded by | Rebecca Bradley |
| Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the Brown Circuit, Branch 6 | |
| In office August 1, 1978 – July 31, 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | John D. McKay |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Neil Patrick Crooks May 16, 1938 Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | September 21, 2015 (aged 77) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Spouse | Kristin |
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| Alma mater | |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1963–1966 |
| Unit | Judge Advocate General's Corps |
Neil Patrick Crooks (May 16, 1938 – September 21, 2015) was an American lawyer. He was a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court from 1996 until his death in 2015. He was appointed as a county judge by a Democratic governor, later professing conservatism as a Supreme Court candidate in 1995 and 1996. In his later years, Crooks gained notice as a perceived judicial moderate and swing vote on a court otherwise divided into two ideological blocs.