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Joel Martin Flaum (born 1936) is a United States federal judge.
Flaum was born in Hudson, New York. He received a B.A. from Union College in 1958, a J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law in 1963, and an LL.M. from Northwestern University School of Law in 1964. He was a U.S. Naval Reserve Lieutenant Commander, JAG Corps from 1981 to 1992.
Flaum was in private practice in Chicago, Illinois from 1964 to 1965. He then transitioned into public service as an Assistant state's attorney of Cook County, Illinois from 1965 to 1969. He served as a Lecturer, Northwestern University School of Law from 1967 to 1969, and he helped found the Police Legal Advisory Program at Northwestern. Flaum was an Assistant attorney general of Illinois from 1969 to 1970, and he became First assistant attorney general of Illinois from 1970 to 1972. He was First assistant U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois from 1972 to 1975.
At the age of 38, Flaum became a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He was nominated by President Gerald Ford on November 18, 1974, to a seat vacated by Philip W. Tone. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 18, 1974, and received his commission on December 20, 1974. Flaum's service was terminated on June 1, 1983, due to appointment to another judicial position.
Flaum then joined the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Flaum was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on April 14, 1983, to a seat vacated by Robert Arthur Sprecher. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 4, 1983, and received his commission on May 5, 1983. He served as chief judge, 2000-2006. He remains in active service on the Seventh Circuit.
Sources
- Joel Martin Flaum at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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