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@ ®@ @ SL 161D-HQ-1077114 WBW: 1lgs St. Louis Division at St. Louis, Missouri REFERENCE Mr. WILLIAM HUNGATE, white male, date of birth December 14, 1922, Social Security 6-18-3734, was contacted by Special Agent on September 12, 1994 at his place of employment, iledmann Road, Suite 123, Manchester, Missouri. Mr. HUNGATE can be reached at (314) 391- 1360. Mr. HUNGATE served with the appointee in the United States Congress. Mr. HUNGATE also served as a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri. Mr. HUNGATE met appointee in 1968 when appointee was elected to Congress from Illinois. They spent four years together on the House Judiciary Committee and have maintained contact since that time. He last saw the appointee in April or May of this year at a meeting of the former members of Congress meeting in Washington, D.C. He sees the appointee about once a year, but they correspond regularly with one another. He has always considered the appointee’s standards of personal dress and grooming to be of the highest class. The appointee’s character is without blemish. He knows the appointee to be honest, trustworthy and highly scrupulous, he has common sense and good judgment. He is of good temperament. His loyalty to the United States is unquestionable. He enjoys a fine reputation among his peers and co- workers. His fairness is unquestioned. Mr. HUNGATE recalled that Mr. JUSTICE SCALIA and the appointee both served on the appeals court together and although on completely opposite sides of the political spectrum got along well. He is respected for his opinions and for the way in which he is able to express them. Mr. HUNGATE recalled that the appointee had served as a law clerk for Supreme Court Justice MINTON. Mr. HUNGATE considers the appointee a highly competent jurist. He has never been present when the appointee was listening to a case. He knows that the appointee would be excellent at oral argument. b6 b7C