[3][4][5] In 1945, Tamm served as FBI "special adviser" in the US delegation to the United Nations Conference on International Organization.

[1][4] On January 13, 1949, Truman nominated him to the same position; on March 29, 1949, the United States Senate confirmed him; and on April 1, 1949, he received his commission.

[3] In 1977, as the Washington Post noted, Tamm: set aside an FCC ruling that seven words (referring to such things as various sexual activities and portions of the female anatomy) could not by aired by radio.

He also pointed out that the broadcasting ban would prohibit the airing, not only of the George Carlin record in question, but certain of Shakespeare's plays, portions of the Bible, works of a long list of prominent authors, "and the Nixon tapes".

[3][4] In 1981, Tamm "made headlines... when he took his own profession to task" for a growing backlog of judicial work building up, with "his own court the biggest federal offender" and recommended a statute to deny salary to federal judges failing to dispose of cases "within 60 days after the date of the hearing.

[4][5] Tamm served as a trustee of Saint Joseph College, board member of the Police Boys Club of Washington, D.C., and lieutenant commander in the United States Naval Reserve.

[3] Other associations included: American Bar Association (member advisory committee on judges function 1969-1985, special committee on prevention and control crime 1969-1985), Federal Bar Association, District of Columbia Bar Association (honorary), American Law Institute, American Judicature Society, Metropolitan Board Trade, United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church,[3] Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, United States Power Squadron, Sons Union Vets, John Carroll Society,[3] President's Cup Regatta Association, Columbia Country Club,[3] Gourmet Society, La Confrerie des Chevaliers du Tasterin, Confrerie de la Chaine des Rotisseurs.

[citation needed] Edward Allen Tamm died age 79 on September 22, 1985, of cancer at his home in Washington, D.C.[5][1][3][4]

And if the former FBI agent did not always concur with the court's liberal wing, he often was seemingly guided by a common-sense approach to the case at hand.