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 by	Richard Posner
Succeeded by	Frank Easterbrook
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
In office May 5, 1983 – November 30, 2020
Appointed by	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Robert Arthur Sprecher
Succeeded by	Candace Jackson-Akiwumi
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
In office December 20, 1974 – June 1, 1983
Appointed by	Gerald Ford
Preceded by	Philip Willis Tone
Succeeded by	Ilana Rovner
Personal details
Born	Joel Martin Flaum (1936-11-26)November 26, 1936 Hudson, New York, U.S.
Died	December 4, 2024(2024-12-04) (aged 88) Elkhorn, Wisconsin, U.S.
Children	2
Education	Union 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.