HONORABLE VIRGINIA M. KENDALL

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1 HONORABLE VIRGINIA M. KENDALL District Court Judge, United States District Court for Northern District of Illinois Everett M. Dirksen United States Courthouse 219 South Dearborn Street, Chambers 2378 Chicago, Illinois Tel: (312) Fax: (312) CURRENT FACULTY APPOINTMENTS Northwestern University School of Law Adjunct Professor, 2006 to Present Classes taught: Introduction to Trial Advocacy Practicing Before the Federal Bench Child Exploitation and Trafficking: Examining the U.S. and Global Response Loyola University Chicago School of Law Adjunct Professor, 1993 to Present Classes taught: Federal Litigation Practice Federal Criminal Practice Seminar Federal Criminal Prosecution Seminar Appellate Advocacy Trial Advocacy Honors Moot Court Service: Circle of Advocates, Co-Chair, 2007 to Present Women s Leadership Committee Diversity Committee Strategic Planning & Curriculum Committee Legal Ethics Training Moot Court Coach & Speaker Mentor

2 INTERNATIONAL LEGAL TRAININGS Conference Leader, Trafficking in Persons Conference for Judges, United States Department of State, Nicosia, Cyprus, May 2012 (Phase II) and October 2011 (Phase I). Moderator, Senior Roundtable on Women in the Judiciary, Virtue Foundation, Avon Global Center for Women and Justice and Cornell Law School, New York, New York, March Delegate, Women in the World Annual Conference, Avon Global Center for Women and Justice and Cornell Law School, New York, March Lecturer and Trainer, Kenya STTAT Training on Crimes Against Women for Judges and Lawyers, Nairobi, Kenya August 2012 (planned). Delegate, Avon Global Center for Women and Justice Annual Conference, Delhi, India, October Lecturer and Trainer, Kenya STTAT Training on Human Trafficking for Judges and Lawyers, Nairobi, Kenya, August Moderator and Panelist, Senior Roundtable on Women and the Judiciary, and Vital Voices Global Partnership Conference, Vital Voices, Avon Global Center for Women and Justice, and Cornell Law School, Washington, DC, April Lecturer and Trainer, Liberia STTAT Training on Human Trafficking for Judges and Lawyers, Lawyers Without Borders, Monrovia, Liberia, November Conference Leader, Understanding Gender-Based Violent Crime, Seminar for the Judiciary, National Judicial Education Program Training for Judges, Ndola, Zambia, April Panelist and Presenter, National Initiatives and Training Innovations to Advance Gender Justice and End Gender-Based Violence, Avon Global Center for Women and Justice, 2010 Annual Conference Gender Based Violence and Justice in Conflict and Post- Conflict Areas, Washington, D.C., March 12, Facilitator, The Global Partnership to End Violence Against Women, Vital Voices, Washington, DC, March 8-10, Lecturer and Trainer, Kenya STTAT Trial Advocacy Training for Lawyers, Lawyers Without Borders, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Nairobi, Kenya, July

3 Lecturer and Trainer, Kenya STTAT Trial Training for Judges on Sexual Offenses, Kenya Judiciary Training Institute, Nairobi, Kenya, July Lecturer and Trainer, Conference on Public Corruption, United States Department of Justice, Nairobi, Kenya, February Lecturer, Seminar Seeking Damages and Pursuing Confiscation in Human Trafficking and other Cases, ABA Section on Litigation, ABA-ROLI, and USDOJ/OPDAT, University of Prshtina, Kosovo, June PUBLICATIONS CHILD EXPLOITATION AND TRAFFICKING: EXAMINING THE US AND GLOBAL RESPONSES, with T. Markus Funk (Roman Littlefield 2012). Greasing the Palm: An Argument for an Increased Focus on Public Corruption in the Fight Against International Human Trafficking, 44 CORNELL INT L LAW J. 33 (Winter 2011). Faith, Social Reform in the Inner City, and the Establishment Clause. Margaret Monahan Hogan and Loretta Conklin Frederking (eds.), The American Experiment: Religious Freedom (University of Portland: Garaventa Center for Catholic Intellectual Life and American Culture, 2008), pp The Lost Child: Congress Inability to Protect our Teenagers, 92 NW. U. L. REV.1307 (Summer 1998). Callahan s Appellate Advocacy Manual Lawyer s Edition, 1991 Cumulative Supplement, Chapter 11, Clark, Boardman, Callaghan Drafted supplemental chapter on the art of oral argument (See acknowledgments). PRIOR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE United States Attorney s Office for the Northern District of Illinois Assistant United States Attorney, 1995 to 2006 Deputy Chief, Criminal Division, 2003 to 2006 United States Attorney General s Advisory Committee on Nationwide Child Exploitation Investigations, 2003 to 2006 Child Exploitation Coordinator, 1999 to 2005 Project Safe Neighborhoods Coordinator, 2003 to 2006 Department of Justice Working Group for the preparation and planning of child exploitation and computer/internet investigation courses, 1999 to

4 Chambers of Honorable George M. Marovich, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Law Clerk, 1992 to 1995 EDUCATION Northwestern University Master of Arts, English, 1987 Bachelor of Arts, English Major in Writing, 1984 Loyola University School of Law Juris Doctor, 1992 JUDICIAL SERVICE Judicial Conference of the United States Committee on Codes of Conduct, 2009 to Present United States Circuit Courts of Appeals Panel Sitting By Designation Ninth Circuit, December 2010 Federal Circuit, December 2009 Seventh Circuit, January 2009 Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Civil Jury Instruction Committee, 2009 to Present Federal Circuit Court of Appeals E-Discovery Task Force, 2011 to 2012 Northern District of Illinois District Court Offender Re-entry Program, Advisory Committee, Patent Pilot Program E-Discovery Program PROFESSIONAL SERVICE American Bar Association, Litigation Section Chair, Special Committee on Human Trafficking Training, Co-Chair, Special Committee on Jury Innovations, 2010 to Present Co-Chair, Special Committee on Human Trafficking, Intern Mentor, Judicial Intern Opportunity Program for underprivileged 4

5 law students, 2008 to Present Federal Circuit Bar Association Federal Judges Committee Federal Bar Association, Chicago Chapter, Board of Directors, 2007 to Present Just the Beginning Foundation Judicial Advisory Committee, 2007 to Present Intern Mentor, program for underprivileged law students, 2007 to Present American Bar Association, Linn Inn of Court (intellectual property and patent bar), 2007 to Present Loyola Academy Jesuit High School, Board of Directors, Women s Bar Association/Black Women s Law Caucus Trial Training, Lecturer, 2000 LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS Presentation for At-Risk Female High School Students, Women Everywhere Project, Chicago, Illinois, April 27, Panelist, Maximizing your Pro Bono Experience, Seventh Circuit Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 10, Panelist, Women s Law Caucus, University of Chicago Law School, Chicago, Illinois, April 11, Author Presentation and Discussion, CHILD EXPLOITATION AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING, hosted by The Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute and The Office of the Mayor of the City of New York, New York, New York, March 8, Author Presentation and Discussion, CHILD EXPLOITATION AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING, (i) hosted by the University of Chicago Law School, Chicago, Illinois, January 20, 2012, and (ii) hosted by Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, January 18, Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking, Federal Bar Association National Convention, Chicago, Illinois, September 9,

6 Panelist, Judicial Ethics in the Internet Age, District of Columbia and Seventh Circuit Judicial Workshop, Cambridge, Maryland, June 28-29, Moderator, Attorney Ethics in Intellectual Property Cases, Federal Circuit Bench and Bar Conference, Key Biscayne, Florida, June 22-23, Speaker, Judicial Ethics: Social Media for the Court and its Staff, Sixth Circuit Bench and Bar Conference, Traverse City, Michigan, June 15-17, Panelist, Judicial Ethics and the Impact of Social Media on the Administration of Justice, Seventh Circuit Bench and Bar Conference, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, May Keynote Speaker and Panelist, Which Way Home: Law Review Symposium on Human Trafficking, Northern Illinois University College of Law, April 15, Keynote Address, An International Challenge: Protecting Victim s Rights in Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation Cases, Cornell University Law School, Global Center for Women s Justice, November Moderator, Challenges in Identifying Child Trafficking Cases, Human Trafficking and Exploitation of Children in the United States, Loyola University Chicago, September 22, Panelist, Ethical and Civility Obligations, Illinois State Bar Association Federal Civil Practice Seminar, May 5, Moderator, Electronic Discovery Panel, Seventh Circuit Bar Association Judicial Conference, May 3, Presentation for At-Risk Female High School Students, Women Everywhere Project, Chicago, Illinois, April 16, Panelist, Domestic Violence and Sex Trafficking: Integrating research, Policy and Practice, DePaul Journal of Women, Gender and the Law Symposium, Chicago, Illinois, April 8, Federal Court Day, Just the Beginning Foundation, Chicago, Illinois, March 29, View from the Bench: Women Judge s Panel, Women's Law Symposium 2009, Women s Leadership Coalition, Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, February 16,

7 Panelist, Federal Bar Association Roundtable of District Judges, Chicago, Illinois, January 20, Moderator, Electronic Discovery Panel, Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois, December 11, Keynote Address, An International Challenge: Protecting Victims Rights in Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation Cases, Avon Global Center for Women and Justice, Cornell Law School, Syracuse, New York, November 10, Personal History Interview, Administrative Office of The Federal Courts: Journey Toward Justice, Chicago, IL, November 2, 2009 (video available at EducationalResources/promo.aspx). Speaker, Judicial Intern Opportunity Program, ABA Litigation Section Leadership Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, October 1, Panelist, Managing E-Discovery, Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago Patent Law Symposium, Chicago, Illinois, September 25, Moderator, Judges Panel, Just the Beginning Foundation, August 11, Speaker, Federal Judicial Practicum: Judicial Qualification/Selection and Judicial Decision-Making, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, July 14, Moderator and Program Author, E-Discovery: What is Causing Your Pain and What You Need to Know, Law Bulletin Electronic Discovery Conference, Chicago, Illinois, June 25, Panelist, Criminal Practice Program Panel: Offender Reentry Initiative, Federal Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois, June 15, Moderator, E-Discovery: Problems and Solutions, Federal Bar Association, Chicago Chapter, Chicago, Illinois, May 20, Panelist, Chicago Crime and Violence, Leadership Greater Chicago, Schiff Hardin LLP, April 14, Views from the Bench, Federal Bar Association Claim Construction Seminar, Chicago, Illinois, February 13, Judicial Panelist, Seminar for Criminal Justice Act Appointed Attorneys, DePaul University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, November 7,

8 Panelist, Judicial Ethics, State and Federal Judges Panel, Chicago Bar Association, New Layer Training, Chicago, Illinois, September 11, Moderator, Just The Beginning Foundation: Middle School Law Camp Judge s Panel, Chicago, Illinois, July 30, Federal Judicial Practicum: Judicial Qualification/Selection and Judicial Decision- Making, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, July 1, Panelist, 2008 Electronic Discovery Conference: Meet and Confer Requirements Panel, Chicago Law Bulletin Seminars, Chicago, Illinois, June 26, Keynote Speaker, Public Corruption and Maintaining the Public s Trust, Civic Federation of Chicago Award Luncheon, June 5, Tips of the Trade, Illinois State Bar Association Federal Civil Practice Seminar, Chicago, Illinois, May 7, Chicago Chapter Panel Member, Federal Criminal Trial Practice from A to Z, Federal Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois, Sidley & Austin, April 17, Federal Judges Panel, Women s Symposium 2008, Women s Leadership Coalition, Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, February 22, Panelist, Judge s Panel: Intellectual Property Law, Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois, February 5, Undercover and Sensitive Operation Unit Undercover Employee Certification Course, Testifying in Federal Court, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Las Vegas, Nevada, August 8-10, Civility in the Profession, Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 20, Conference Presenter, The American Experiment: Religious Freedom, University of Portland Garaventa Center for Catholic Intellectual Life and American Culture, Portland, Oregon, April 12-13, View from the Bench: Women Judge s Panel, Women's Symposium 2007, Women s Leadership Coalition, Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, January 18, District Court Judges Roundtable, Federal Bar Association, January 17,

9 Benet Academy Lecture, A Decision to Serve, Benet Academy, Chicago, Illinois, December 4, Civility in the Profession, Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, IL, October 27, Class Litigation Committee Presentation, Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois, September 27, Speaker, Sedona Conference on Electronic Discovery, Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, September 15, Meet and Hear from Our Newest Federal Judges (May Monthly Luncheon), Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois, May 17, Judge, Trial Skills Workshop for Practicing Women Attorneys, Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois, May 13, Preserving the Record for Appeal, Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois, May 2, Panelist, Firearms Issues Regarding Keeping the Streets Safe, American Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois, February Presentation with Drew Oosterbaan, Chief of Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Department of Justice, Federal Bar Association, Internet Child Exploitation, Chicago, Illinois, November Presentation, International Online child Sexual Victimization Symposium, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Leesburg, Virginia, June 6-11, Keynote Speaker, Project Safe Neighborhoods, Police Superintendent s Luncheon, Chicago Police Department, Chicago, Illinois, December Project Safe Neighborhoods training, Chicago Police Department, new recruits and various departments throughout the city, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago Police Department Community Relations Forums, Chicago, Illinois, Parolee Forums, Project Safe Neighborhoods, Chicago, Illinois, monthly Investigation and Prosecution of Advanced Child Exploitation Cases, Department of Justice Training, National Advocacy Center, Columbia, South Carolina, March

10 Interviewing Child Victims and Ethical Obligations, Department of Justice Victim Witness Coordinator Training, San Antonio, Texas, July Interviewing Child Victims, Chicago Police Department Training, Chicago, Illinois, April Investigation and Prosecution of Advanced Child Exploitation Cases, Department of Justice Training, National Advocacy Center, Columbia, South Carolina, July Computer and Internet Investigations in the Child Exploitation Context, United States Secret Service, Chicago, Illinois, June Investigation and Prosecution of Advanced Child Exploitation Cases, Department of Justice Training, National Advocacy Center, Columbia, South Carolina, July Presentation, Advanced Computer Child Exploitation Seminar, National Advocacy Center, Columbia, South Carolina, June Investigation and Prosecution of Advanced Child Exploitation Cases, Department of Justice Training, National Advocacy Center, Columbia, South Carolina, July CyberCrimes Seminar, Department of Justice Training, National Advocacy Center, Columbia, South Carolina, March National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Midwest Regional Training, Loyola University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, March Instructor, Trial Advocacy, National Advocacy Center, Columbia, South Carolina, Instructor, Trial Advocacy, Women s Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, March Instructor, Investigating and Developing Insurance Fraud Prosecutions, National Insurance Crime Bureau, November Instructor, Complex Criminal Prosecutions, Department of Justice training session, National Advocacy Center, Columbia, South Carolina, November Presentation, Child Exploitation and Victim Issues, American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, 1999 National Conference, San Antonio, Texas, June Presentation, Investigation of Internet Based Child Exploitation Cases, State of Washington s Children s Justice Conference, Seattle, Washington, April

11 Panelist and Presentation, National Center for Exploited and Missing Children, Internet panel, February Presentation, Crimes Against Children, FBI Midwest Regional Symposium, Itasca, Illinois, August 12-14, Presentation, Computer Child Exploitation Seminar, National Advocacy Center, Columbia, South Carolina, May Moderator, Throwing Away the Key--Social and Legal Responses to Child Molesters, Northwestern University Symposium, April 4, Presentation, Violence Against Women and Children Seminar, Albuquerque, New Mexico, April HONORS AND AWARDS DePaul University School of Law s Women and Gender Rights Leadership Award for work in human trafficking and victims rights, April Federal Bar Association Chapter Activity Presidential Citation Award, awarded to the Chicago Chapter for the development of the E-Discovery: Problems and Solutions Program, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, September 12, Rape Victim Advocates Visionary Award for work in sexual exploitation and victims rights, June Regina Alumni Medalist, Regina Dominica High School, Chicago, Illinois, Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation Award for participation in the FBI Undercover Certification Course, April 15-17, Federal Employee of the Year Award, Semifinalist - Law Enforcement Team, for U.S. v. Segal white collar fraud prosecution, Chicago Crime Commission s Star of Distinction Award, November Robert Bellarmine Award, Loyola Law School, October Department of Justice Service Award (for U.S.A.O.) for creation of inner school tutoring program,

12 COMMUNITY SERVICE Arai Middle School, Service Project for the United States Attorney s Office, Speaker, Loyola Academy gun violence presentation, January 2004 Speaker, Wilmette Internet Safety Within the Home and School, 2003 Guest Speaker, Chicago Public Schools, TV Show on gun violence in the schools, October 2003 Chaperone, Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, canoe trip, Speaker, Cristo Rey Center for the Working Child, Missions Appeal, Summer 2002 Speaker, Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, trial program, Moderator, Loyola Academy High School Summer Service Program, Tacna, Peru, June- July 2001 Speaker/Trainer, Internet Safety for the Chicago Public Schools, 2000 Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, Viva, Lector, St. Philip the Apostle Parish, 1992 to Present President, Chicagoland Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Foundation, AFFILIATIONS Federal Bar Association American Bar Association Illinois State Bar Association Federal Circuit Bar Association Chicago Bar Association National Association of Women Judges Women s Bar Association of Illinois Chicago Council of Lawyers Leadership Greater Chicago NITA Midwest Training 12