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
Born
Joel Martin Flaum

(1936-11-26)November 26, 1936
Hudson, New York, U.S.
DiedDecember 4, 2024(2024-12-04) (aged 88)
Elkhorn, Wisconsin, U.S.
Children2
EducationUnion College (BA)
Northwestern University School of Law (JD, LLM)

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.