Background
Crooks, Neil Patrick was born on May 16, 1938 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States. Son of George Merrill and Aurelia Ellen (O'Neill) Crooks.
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Neil Patrick Crooks
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Education
Bachelor magna cum laude, St. Norbert College, 1960; Juris Doctor, U. Notre Dame, 1963.
Career
Associate, Cohen and Parins, Green Bay, 1963; partner, Cohen, Grant, Crooks and Parins, Green Bay, 1966-1970; senior partner, Crooks, Jerry, Norman and Dilweg, Green Bay, 1970-1977; judge, Brown County (Wisconsin) Court, 1977-1978; judge, Brown County (Wisconsin) Circuit Court, 1978-1996; justice, Wisconsin Supreme Court, Madison, since 1996. Instructor business law University of Wisconsin, Green Bay, 1970-1972. Member of faculty Wisconsin Judicial College, 1982.
Achievements
Membership
President Brown County United Way, 1976-1978. Chairman Brown County Legal Aid,1971-1973. Member Northeast Criminal Justice Coord.
Council, 1973-1985; president St. Joseph Academy School Board, 1987-1989. Captain United States Army, 1963-1966. Member American Bar Association, FBA, State Bar Wisconsin, Brown County Bar Association (president 1977), Wisconsin Academy Trial Lawyers, Wisconsin Law Foundation (board directors, member Executive Committee), National Conference of Appellate Court Judges, Association of Women Lawyers for Brown County, Dane County Bar Association, James E. Doyle American Inn of Court.
Connections
Married Kristin Marie Madson, February 15, 1964. Children: Michael, Molly, Kevin, Kathleen, Peggy, Eileen.
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Nationality
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Religion
Roman Catholic
Awards
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Recipient Human Rights award Baha'i Community of Green Bay, 1971, Distinguished Achievement award in Social Science St. Norbert College, 1977 award of Year U. Notre Dame, 1978, Brown County Vandalism Prevention Association award, 1982, W. Heraly MacDonald award Brown County United Way, 1983, Community Svc. award St. Joseph Academy, 1989, Alma Mater award St. Norbert College, 1992. Named Wisconsin Trial Judge of the Year Wisconsin Chapter American Board of Trial Advocates, 1994.Recipient Human Rights award Baha'i Community of Green Bay, 1971, Distinguished Achievement award in Social Science St. Norbert College, 1977 award of Year U. Notre Dame, 1978, Brown County Vandalism Prevention Association award, 1982, W. Heraly MacDonald award Brown County United Way, 1983, Community Svc. award St. Joseph Academy, 1989, Alma Mater award St. Norbert College, 1992. Named Wisconsin Trial Judge of the Year Wisconsin Chapter American Board of Trial Advocates, 1994.