Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice N. Patrick Crooks died on Monday in his courthouse chambers, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Crooks, 77, had said that he would not seek re-election at the end of his term this year, according to the newspaper.
Crooks died in his chambers at the courthouse.
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When I go, I hope to go like my grandfather, happy and in his sleep.
(Not panic stricken and screaming like the passengers in his car.)
This brings new meaning to that saying, “Bang that gavel, Judge!”
Crooks, 77, had said that he would not seek re-election at the end of his term this year, according to the newspaper.
I guess he meant it ! —
That’s unfortunate.