Joel Flaum

Joel Flaum
Flaum in 2019
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
In office
November 30, 2020 – December 4, 2024
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
In office
August 1, 2000 – November 27, 2006
Preceded byRichard Posner
Succeeded byFrank Easterbrook
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
In office
May 5, 1983 – November 30, 2020
Appointed byRonald Reagan
Preceded byRobert Arthur Sprecher
Succeeded byCandace Jackson-Akiwumi
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
In office
December 20, 1974 – June 1, 1983
Appointed byGerald Ford
Preceded byPhilip Willis Tone
Succeeded byIlana Rovner
Personal details
BornJoel Martin Flaum
(1936-11-26)November 26, 1936
DiedDecember 4, 2024(2024-12-04) (aged 88)
Children2
EducationUnion College (BA)
Northwestern University School of Law (JD, LLM)
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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.