Name That Judge
Q: What Wisconsin Supreme Court justice once served as a legal
intern in the U.S. Department of Justice headed by then-Attorney General
Robert J. Kennedy?
A: Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice N. Patrick Crooks.
A photo of Justice Crooks and Attorney General Kennedy hangs on the wall
of Crooks' chambers as a fond memory of the summer of 1962, while Crooks
interned for the Internal Security Division of the U.S. Department of
Justice. As an intern, he researched and wrote opinions for Justice
Department officials.
Crooks says the most memorable people he met during this time were
Attorney General Kennedy; two individuals who later became U.S.
Attorneys General, Nicholas Katzenbach and Ramsey Clark; and U.S.
Supreme Court Justice William Douglas. As an intern, Crooks also recalls
hearing President John F. Kennedy speak at a White House seminar
program. He met, and had lunch with, President Kennedy in 1960 at St.
Norbert College.
Wisconsin Lawyer