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Joel Martin Flaum

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974–1983

Joel Martin Flaum , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Joel Martin Flaum (November 26, 1936 – December 4, 2024) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Education

  • Union CollegeB.A., 1958
  • Northwestern University School of Law (now Pritzker School of Law)J.D., 1963
  • Northwestern University School of Law (now Pritzker School of Law)LL.M., 1964

Career

U.S. Naval Reserve lieutenant commander, JAG Corps, 1981-1992; Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1964-1965; Assistant state's attorney, Cook County, Illinois, 1965-1969; Lecturer, Northwestern University School of Law, 1967-1969; Associate director, Police Legal Advisory Program, Northwestern University School of Law, 1967-1968; Assistant attorney general, State of Illinois, 1969-1972; first assistant attorney general, 1970-1972; First assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 1972-1975; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2000-2006

Biography

Joel Martin Flaum (November 26, 1936 – December 4, 2024) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

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