Joel M. Flaum
 

Hon. Joel M. Flaum
Firm: United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
Address: Room 2702
Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse
219 S. Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60604
Phone: (312) 435-5626
Fax: (312) 435-5797
E-mail: Contact Us
Web site: http://www.ca7.uscourts.gov
Position Bar Admissions Education
Honors Published Works Affiliations
Current Employment Position(s):
Judge


Bar Admissions:
Illinois, 1963
Education:
Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1964
LL.M., Master of Laws
Honors: Ford Foundation Fellow
Law Review: Journal Of Criminal Law Criminology and Police Science, Northwestern University School of Law, Editorial Board

Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1963
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Law Review: Northwestern University Law Review, Editorial Board, 1962 - 1963

Union College, Schenectady, New York, 1958
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Major: History

Published Works:
The Case of the Disruptive Defendant: Illinois v. Allen (with J.R. Thompson), 61 Journal of Criminal Law, Criminology and Police Science 5, 1970

Public Servants and Fifth Amendment (with J.A. Carr), 1 Police Law Quarterly 5, 1971

Public Service: Self-Incrimination v. The Public's Right to an Accounting (with J.A. Carr), 63 Journal of Criminal Law Criminology and Police Science 325, 1972

The Equitable Bill of Accounting - A Viable Remedy For Combating Official Misconduct (with J.A. Carr), 62 Illinois State Bar Journal 622, 1974

Book Review, Denial of Justice (By Lloyd L. Weinreb) 76 Michigan Law Review 566, 1978

Program for Action - Report and Recommendation of the Commission on Administration of Criminal Justice in Cook County, Chicago Bar Association, June, 1975

Classes/Seminars Taught:
Lecturer (Teaching Position), Criminal Law and Appellate Advocacy, Northwestern University School of Law, 1967 - 1969

Associate Director (Teaching Position), Police Legal Advisor Program, Northwestern University School of Law, 1967 - 1968

Lecturer (Teaching Position), Criminal Procedure, DePaul University College of Law, 1987 - 1988

Adjunct Professor of Law (Teaching Position), Appellate Practice, Northwestern University School of Law, 1992 - Present

Honors and Awards:
Fellow, Ford Foundation, 1963 - 1964

United States Department of Justice Award, Superior Performance as an Assistant United States Attorney, 1975

Northwestern University Alumni Award of Merit, 1989

United States Coast Guard Public Service Commendation, 1993

United States Navy Achievement Medal, 1983

United States Army Meritorious Service Medal, 1992

United States Army Liberty Bell Award, 1984

United States General Services Administration's Distinguished Achievement Award, 1995

Professional Associations and Memberships:
United States Naval Reserve, 1981 - 1992
LCDR, JAGC

Chicago Bar Association
Member

Illinois State Bar Association
Member

American Bar Association
Member

Federal Bar Association
Member

Bar Association of the Seventh Federal Circuit
Member

American Judicature Society
Member

Navy-Marine Corps. Retired Judge Advocates Association
Member

Chicago Inn of Court
Counselor

Visiting Committee of Northwestern University School of Law
Chairman

United States Coast Guard Academy Advisory Committee
Chairman

Appellate Judges Conference of the American Bar Association
Member, Executive Committee

Chicago Bar Association's Military Law and Veterans Affairs Committee
Vice Chair

Naval Reserve Association
Member

Administrative Conference of the United States
Special Counsel

Chicago Bar Association
Member, Military Law and Affairs Committee

Chicago Bar Association, Commissioner, Special Commission on the
Administration of Criminal Justice

Judicial Conf. of the U.S. Committee of the Administrative Office
Past Member

University of Chicago Law School
Past Member, Visiting Committee

Legal Club of Chicago Member
Past Member, Executive Committee

Maritime Law Association of the United States
Judicial Member

Youth Baseball, River Park Athletic Association, Chicago Park District, 1974 - 1978
Coach

Past Employment Positions:
Northern District of Illinois, United States District Judge, 1975 - 1983

Northern District of Illinois, First Assistant United States Attorney, 1972 - 1975

State of Illinois, First Assistant Attorney General, 1970 - 1972

State of Illinois, Assistant Attorney General, 1969 - 1970

Cook County, Illinois, Assistant State's Attorney, 1965 - 1969

Schimberg, Greenberger, Krauss & Jacobs, Chicago, Associate, 1964 - 1965

Birth Information:
1936, Hudson, New York, United States of America
Profile Last Updated:
11/23/2009
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