Manning, Blanche M. Born 1934 in Chicago, IL Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois Nominated by William J. Clinton on May 5, 1994, to a seat vacated by Milton I. Shadur. Confirmed by the Senate on August 9, 1994, and received commission on August 10, 1994. Assumed senior status on February 1, 2010. Education: Chicago Teachers College (now Chicago State University), B.Ed., 1961 John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois, J.D., 1967 Roosevelt University, M.A., 1972 University of Virginia School of Law, LL.M., 1992 Professional Career: Assistant state's attorney, Cook County, Illinois, 1968-1973 Lecturer, Malcolm X Community College, 1970-1971 Supervisory trial attorney, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Chicago, Illinois, 1973-1977 General attorney, United Airlines, 1977-1978 Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 1978-1979 Adjunct professor, NCBL Community College of Law, 1978-1979 Judge, Illinois Circuit Court, Cook County, 1979-1987; associate judge, 1979-1986; circuit judge, 1986-1987 Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, First District, 1987-1994 Adjunct professor, DePaul University College of Law, 1992-1994