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|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]

|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]

|birth_date=October 5, 1962​​

|birth_date=October 5, 1962​​

|birth_place=​​

|birth_place=​​Place of birth missing

|residence=[[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], Louisiana

|residence=[[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], Louisiana

|occupation=[[Attorney]] and judge<br>

|occupation=[[Attorney]] and judge<br>

The Wellspring Alliance for Families, the Children’s Museum of Northeast Louisiana and Life Choices Pregnancy Resources Center. Manning is married to Ashley Ewing Manning; the couple has three children. They attend St. Matthew Catholic Church in Monroe, at which he is a member of the parish council.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://louisianajudiciary.com/judges/wendell-manning/#:~:text=Fourth%20Judicial%20District%20Court%20Judge%20Wendell%20Manning%2C%20of,serves%20on%20the%20Louisiana%20Commission%20on%20Civic%20Education|title=Wendell Manning|publisher=Louisianajudiciary.com|accessdate=September 27, 2020}}</ref>

The Wellspring Alliance for Families, the Children’s Museum of Northeast Louisiana and Life Choices Pregnancy Resources Center. Manning is married to Ashley Ewing Manning; the couple has three children. They attend St. Matthew Catholic Church in Monroe, at which he is a member of the parish council.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://louisianajudiciary.com/judges/wendell-manning/#:~:text=Fourth%20Judicial%20District%20Court%20Judge%20Wendell%20Manning%2C%20of,serves%20on%20the%20Louisiana%20Commission%20on%20Civic%20Education|title=Wendell Manning|publisher=Louisianajudiciary.com|accessdate=September 27, 2020}}</ref>

In 2020, the Second Circuit Court of Appeal in [[Shreveport]] reversed the 40-year sentence imposed by Judge Manning on a Bastrop man, Jerry Lynn Peck, who was convicted of [[kidnapping]], aggravated [[burglary]], and armed [[robbery]]. The appeal court rejected Manning's 40-year sentence in the kidnapping portion of the case but affirmed the 30-year and 99-year sentences that Manning imposed on Peck for aggravated burglary and armed robbery. The appeal court reversed Peck’s conviction for second-degree kidnapping because the verdict of the jury was not unanimous.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hannapub.com/ouachitacitizen/news/local_state_headlines/appeal-court-tweaks-judge-mannings-ruling-in-kidnapping-case/article_ef635cd6-a5ba-11ea-986d-97c02d059476.html|author=Zach Parker|title=Appeal court tweaks Judge Manning's ruling in kidnapping case|publisher=''The Ouachita Citizen''|date=June 3, 2020|accessdate=September 27, 2020}}</ref>

In 2020, the Second Circuit Court of Appeal in [[Shreveport]] reversed the 40-year sentence imposed by Judge Manning on a Bastrop man, Jerry Lynn Peck, who was convicted of [[kidnapping]], aggravated [[burglary]], and armed [[robbery]]. The appeal court rejected Manning's 40-year sentence in the kidnapping portion of the case but affirmed the 30-year and 99-year sentences that Manning imposed on Peck for aggravated burglary and armed robbery. The appeal court reversed Peck’s conviction for second-degree kidnapping because the jury verdict was not unanimous.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hannapub.com/ouachitacitizen/news/local_state_headlines/appeal-court-tweaks-judge-mannings-ruling-in-kidnapping-case/article_ef635cd6-a5ba-11ea-986d-97c02d059476.html|author=Zach Parker|title=Appeal court tweaks Judge Manning's ruling in kidnapping case|publisher=''The Ouachita Citizen''|date=June 3, 2020|accessdate=September 27, 2020}}</ref>

When Manning was first elected to the bench in 2002, his cousin, [[Lee Fletcher]], narrowly lost the race for the then open 5th congressional district  to then [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Rodney Alexander]]. Manning is the son-in-law of Democratic former Louisiana state Senator [[Randy Ewing]] of Jackson Parish, who ran unsuccessfully for governor in 2003.

When Manning was first elected to the bench in 2002, his cousin, [[Lee Fletcher]], narrowly lost the race for the then open 5th congressional district  to then [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Rodney Alexander]]. Manning is the son-in-law of Democratic former Louisiana state Senator [[Randy Ewing]] of Jackson Parish, who ran unsuccessfully for governor in 2003.