Classical Flutist to Make US Supreme Court Advocacy Debut

Ann Sherman’s music career took her from Michigan to Mexico, but she’ll perform on Tuesday before the justices in her first Supreme Court argument.

Sherman, 65, spent nearly 20 years playing and teaching classical flute before turning to a legal career. In her current role as Michigan’s solicitor general, she’ll argue in a prisoner suit on behalf of the state.

“People think that the jump from being a classical flutist and teacher to law is abnormal,” Sherman said. But she said her background compliments her legal career.

“In the end, whether you are getting up and playing a concerto or ...