Lawyer Band Practices in Judge's Chambers
Blanche Manning
Photo courtesy KCR Ensemble.
A federal judge who plays the saxophone allows a group of 35 Chicago lawyers who play in a jazz group called the Barristers Big Band to practice in her chambers.
U.S. District Judge Blanche Manning of Chicago, an accomplished musician who also performs and records with the KCR Ensemble, is the accommodating judge, the Am Law Daily reports. The publication interviewed John Vishneski III, a lawyer at Reed Smith who handles logistics for the band.
Vishneski said lawyers have busy schedules, so only about 25 lawyers show up for concerts.
The band, an offshoot of the Chicago Bar Association Symphony Orchestra, will hold a noon concert this Friday across from the Dirksen Federal Building in Chicago. It holds its practices on Monday evenings.
