Prosecutor in CIA leak: 'Totally organized mind'

[never cry wolf]

WASHINGTON In 13 years prosecuting mobsters and terrorists in New York, Patrick Fitzgerald earned a public reputation for meticulous preparation, a flawless memory and an easy eloquence. Only his colleagues knew that these orderly achievements emerged from the near-total anarchy of his office, where the relentless Fitzgerald often slept during big cases.

"You'd open a drawer, looking for a pen or Post-It notes, and it would be full of dirty socks," recalled Karen Patton Seymour, a fellow assistant U.S. attorney who tried a major kidnapping case with him.

"He was a mess. Food here, clothes there, papers everywhere. But behind all that was a totally organized mind."

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Stanley Cohen, a New York defense lawyer who has represented accused terrorists in a half-dozen cases prosecuted by Fitzgerald, said he never detected the slightest political leanings, only a single-minded dedication to the law.

"There's no doubt in my mind that if he's found something, he won't be swayed one way or the other by the politics of it," Cohen said. "For Pat, there's no such thing as a little crime you can ignore."

more----> http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/10/21/news/fitzgerald.php

[NanceGreggs]

1. Thanks!!!

This is JUST what all of us wanted to hear!!!!!!

[longship]

2. Dearth of Fitz news dictates nomination.

:kick:ed

[patricia92243]

3. He is one of the new "Untouchables" of our time.. I hope Earle ...

(the prosecutor in Texas) is another.

[patricia92243]

4. He is one of the new "Untouchables" of our time.. I hope Earle ...

(the prosecutor in Texas) is another.

[never cry wolf]

5. Another snippet

Among the most experienced courtroom foes of Islamist militants in the country, he is also quite versed in the scriptures they claim as justification, said Cohen, who has watched Fitzgerald, a graduate of a Jesuit high school, engage his clients in discussions of the Koran.

Ruthless in his pursuit of criminals, he once went to considerable trouble to adopt a cat.

"He's a prankster and a practical joker," said Seymour, who now practices law in New York, recalling an occasion where he drafted a fake judge's opinion denying a key motion and had it delivered to a colleague. "But he's also brilliant. When he's trying a complicated case, there's no detail he can't recall."

[NCPatriot]

6. Wouldnt it be some shit

If Curious George was to nominate him as a SCOTUS Justice... (I know - too late and Qualified!)

Surprized he didnt do that anyway as a way to try and get him to make a career choice in the middle of this HUGE investigation... You know, You can continue this investigation of our corrupt governing body, or you can become a Supreme Court Justice...

Wait - that would have taken brains wouldnt it?

[tulsakatz]

7. I've read a lot about Fitzgerald.......

.....and this fits with what I've read.

He seems to be extremely determine and very capable!