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    COMMISSIONQUESTIONNAIRES

    1. Name:

    RobertB. McMonagle

    2. Birthplace:

    Quantico,Virginia 1963

    3. Education:

    NotreDameLawSchool JD,1994

    UniversityofNotreDame BA,1985

    4. EmploymentRecord:

    Lane&WatermanLLP 1996-present,Partner

    CriminalProsecutionsDivision,CookCountyStatesAttorney'sOffice 1995-1996,

    AssistantStatesAttorney;lefttopursueopportunitiesinDavenport,Iowa

    U.S.Courts 1994-1995,JudicialClerk,U.S.BankruptcyCourt,SouthernDistrictof

    California;leftbecauseitwasaoneyearposition

    U.S.MarineCorps 1985-present

    5. MilitaryServiceandDraftStatus:

    IampresentlyaColonelintheUnitedStatesMarineCorpsReserve,havingperformed

    activeandreservedutyfromMay1985tothepresent.

    6. HonorsandAwards:

    Noneofanysignificance.

    7. BarAssociations:

    IhaveassistedtheScottCountyBarAssociationinvarioussocialandprofessional

    endeavorsinthepastandwasacommitteechairseveraltimesbetween1996andthe

    present.

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    8. BarandCourtAdmission:

    Illinois,1995 present

    California,1996 present

    Iowa,1997 present

    U.S.DistrictCourtNorthernDistrictofIllinois,1995 presentU.S.DistrictCourtCentralDistrictofIllinois,1996 present

    U.S.DistrictCourtSouthernDistrictofIowa,1997 present

    U.S.DistrictCourtNorthernDistrictofIowa,1997 present

    U.S.CourtofAppeals,8thCircuit,2009 present

    U.S.SupremeCourt,2007 present

    Ihaveneverbeendisciplinedforbreachofethicsorunprofessionalconductandamnot

    presentlysubjectofacomplaintinanycourt,administrativeagency,barassociation,

    disciplinarycommittee,orotherprofessionalgroup.

    9. Memberships:

    a) BoyScoutsofAmerica- IhavebeenaCubScoutandBoyScoutleader.

    b) QuadCitiesClaimsAssociation Iheldseveralpositions,includingPresident

    (2002-2003)

    10. PublishedWritingsandPublicStatements:

    a) Overtheyears,IhavewrittenseveralLetterstotheEditorsoftheMarineCorps

    Gazette,NavyTimes,andMarineCorpsTimes. Idonotrecallthetopicsbut

    havenoreasontobelievetheyrelatedtoanythingofsignificancebeyondthe

    military.

    b) IhaveprovidedseveralinterviewstoQuadCityareanewspapersandtelevision

    stationsrelatedtocasespendingagainstclients. Idonothaveanycopiesofthese

    interviews.

    11. PublicOffice,PoliticalActivitiesandAffiliations:

    Ihaveneverrunforofficeorworkedforanypoliticalpartyorelectioncommittee. I

    havealsoneverworkedforapoliticalcampaign,advertisedforacandidate,ordonatedto

    anycampaign.

    12. Teaching:

    Ihavenevertaughtinanyformalschoolsetting,butIhavebeenacoachforseveral

    JuniorHighSchoolmocktrialteams,assistedincoachingtheSt.AmbroseUniversity

    mocktrialteamin2006-2007,andhavespokentoseveralpre-lawstudentgatherings

    regardinglegalcareers.

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    13. CriminalHistory:

    None.

    14. IncomeTaxes:

    Ihavefiledallrequiredincometaxreturns.

    15. JudicialIdeology:

    AsacurrentlyservingMarineCorpsofficer,Ibelieveitwouldbeimproperformeto

    outlinemyideologywiththespecificityrequestedinthisquestion.

    IhavetakenanoathtosupportanddefendtheConstitutionoftheUnitedStatesand

    followtheordersofthePresident. WhetherIagreewithwhooccupiestheWhiteHouse,

    whichPartycontrolsCongress,orwhatdecisionsaremadebytheSupremeCourtis

    irrelevant;Ihavesworntoupholdthelawsofthiscountry,soshouldrefrainfrompubliccomment.