Blanche Marie Manning (née Porter; December 12, 1934 – September 20, 2020) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
- Gender
- Female
- Race
- African American
Prior employment
- Illinois Appellate Court, First DistrictJudge · 1987–1994
- DePaul University College of LawAdjunct professor · 1992–1994
- Illinois Circuit Court, Cook CountyJudge · 1979–1987
- ↳associate judge · 1979–1986
- ↳circuit judge · 1986–1987
Northern District of IllinoisAssistant U.S. attorney · 1978–1979- NCBL Community College of LawAdjunct professor · 1978–1979
- United AirlinesGeneral attorney · 1977–1978
- U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Chicago, IllinoisSupervisory trial attorney · 1973–1977
- Cook County, IllinoisAssistant state's attorney · 1968–1973
- Malcolm X Community CollegeLecturer · 1970–1971
Appointments
1994–2020 · Appointed by William J. Clinton (Democratic)Term ended: Death
Education
LL.M. · 1992- Roosevelt UniversityM.A. · 1972
- Chicago Teachers College (now Chicago State University)B.Ed. · 1961