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Beth Bloom
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Assumed office
June 25, 2014
Appointed by Barack Obama
Preceded by Donald L. Graham
Judge for the Miami-Dade Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida
In office
2010–2014
Judge for the Miami-Dade County Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida
In office
1995–2010
Personal details
Born
Beth Francine Bloom

(1962-06-24) June 24, 1962 (age 61)
The Bronx, New York, U.S.
SpouseLyle Stern [1]
Education Broward College ( AA)
University of Florida ( BS)
University of Miami ( JD)

Beth Francine Bloom (born June 24, 1962) [2] is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida and former Florida circuit court judge.

Biography

Bloom received an Associate of Arts degree in 1982 from Broward Community College. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1984 from the University of Florida. She received a Juris Doctor in 1988 from the University of Miami School of Law. From 1988 to 1995, she served at the law firm of Floyd, Pearson, Richman, Greer, Weil, Brumbaugh & Russomanno, P.A., where she handled a broad range of civil litigation. From 1992 to 1993, she served as a traffic magistrate judge concurrently with her private practice. From 1995 to 2010, she was a county judge in Miami-Dade County within the Eleventh Judicial Circuit and served as an associate administrative judge of the Criminal Division in 2010. From 2010 to 2014, she served as an appellate judge in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit. [3] [4]

Federal judicial service

Bloom at her confirmation hearing

On February 6, 2014, President Barack Obama nominated Bloom to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, to the seat vacated by Judge Donald L. Graham, who assumed senior status on December 15, 2013. [5] She received a hearing before the United States Senate Judiciary Committee on April 1, 2014. [6] On May 8, 2014, her nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote. [7] On June 19, 2014, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid filed a motion to invoke cloture on the nomination. On June 23, 2014, the United States Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 53–31 vote. [8] On June 24, 2014, she was confirmed by a 95–0 vote. [9] She received her judicial commission on June 25, 2014. [4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Koniver Stern Group - Legal Team Info
  2. ^ "BIOGRAPHIES OF STATE AND COUNTY COURT JUDGES IN FLORIDA" (PDF). June 1, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  3. ^ "President Obama Announces Intent to Nominate Four to Serve on the United States District Courts". whitehouse.gov (Press release). 5 February 2014 – via National Archives.
  4. ^ a b Beth Bloom at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  5. ^ "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate". whitehouse.gov. 6 February 2014 – via National Archives.
  6. ^ "Nominations". United States Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. 1 April 2014.
  7. ^ "Executive Business Meeting" (PDF). United States Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. 8 May 2014.
  8. ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Beth Bloom, of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge)". United States Senate. 23 June 2014.
  9. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Beth Bloom, of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge)". United States Senate. Retrieved 24 June 2014.

External links

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Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
2014–present 		Incumbent
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