Law Clerk Addict

Flaum, Joel Martin (7th Cir.)

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Title:

Circuit Judge (Active)

2011-12 Hiring Status:

Unknown

Chambers:

Chicago, IL

Nomination Information:

Educational Background:

President:

Ronald Reagan

Law School:

Northwestern University, J.D., 1963

Nominated:

1983

Other Schools:

Union College, B.A., 1958
Northwestern University School of Law, LL.M., 1964

Confirmed:

1983

Prior Federal Judicial Service:

Judge, U. S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
Nominated by Gerald Ford on November 18, 1974, to a seat vacated by Philip W. Tone; Confirmed by the Senate on December 18, 1974, and received commission on December 20, 1974. Service terminated on June 1, 1983, due to appointment to another judicial position.

Professional Career History:

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, 1969-1970

First assistant attorney general, State of Illinois, 1970-1972

First assistant U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1972-1975