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, B.Ed., 1961 John Marshall Law School, 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