--- title: "Ben M Bloom | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/ben-m-bloom-judge-jackson-county-circuit-court-46-or" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-26" --- # Ben M Bloom Jackson County Circuit Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Jackson County Circuit Court - State: Oregon - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### electronic devices recording Scope: statewide Oregon OJD guidance under UTCR 3.180 requires advance permission from the judge or court designee before electronic notes, courtroom recording, or electronic transmission from the courtroom. Evidence excerpt: you need advance permission from the judge or court designee before you [Oregon Judicial Department: Media Coverage at the Courts](https://www.courts.oregon.gov/news/pages/covering-courts.aspx) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### recording limits Scope: statewide Oregon OJD guidance lists proceedings and materials where recording is not allowed, including juvenile cases, many family-law cases, voir dire, private conversations, jurors, and recesses. Evidence excerpt: Recording is never allowed for [Oregon Judicial Department: Media Coverage at the Courts](https://www.courts.oregon.gov/news/pages/covering-courts.aspx) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### remote hearing platform Scope: statewide Oregon OJD states that remote hearings use Webex and that the court provides case participants with the link to join the hearing. Evidence excerpt: The court uses Webex to host these remote hearings and will provide case participants with the link to join the hearing. [Oregon Judicial Department: Remote Hearings](https://www.courts.oregon.gov/services/online/Pages/RemoteHearings.aspx) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### remote public access Scope: statewide Oregon OJD explains that eligible remote hearings may be live-streamed for public viewing through Webex Events, subject to limitations and court access instructions. Evidence excerpt: If the remote hearing is eligible for public viewing, it will be live-streamed through Webex Events [Oregon Judicial Department: Remote Hearings](https://www.courts.oregon.gov/services/online/Pages/RemoteHearings.aspx) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### livestream access Scope: statewide Oregon OJD publishes live stream access instructions and states that live streaming begins shortly before scheduled proceedings. Evidence excerpt: Live streaming of proceedings begins approximately five minutes before the scheduled proceeding time. [Oregon Judicial Department: Live Stream Proceedings](https://www.courts.oregon.gov/services/online/Pages/live-stream.aspx) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.courts.oregon.gov/courts/Pages/judges.aspx) - [Official roster](https://www.courts.oregon.gov/courts/Pages/judges.aspx) - [Oregon Judicial Department official judicial roster](https://www.courts.oregon.gov/courts/Pages/judges.aspx) - [Oregon Judicial Department: Media Coverage at the Courts](https://www.courts.oregon.gov/news/pages/covering-courts.aspx) - [Oregon Judicial Department: Remote Hearings](https://www.courts.oregon.gov/services/online/Pages/RemoteHearings.aspx) - [Oregon Judicial Department: Live Stream Proceedings](https://www.courts.oregon.gov/services/online/Pages/live-stream.aspx) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/ben-m-bloom-judge-jackson-county-circuit-court-46-or", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/ben-m-bloom-judge-jackson-county-circuit-court-46-or", "name": "Ben M Bloom | KnowJudges", "description": "Ben M Bloom, Jackson County Circuit Court. 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Bloom is the Presiding Judge of the Jackson County Circuit Court in Oregon’s 1st Judicial District, a role he has held since January 2022 after being appointed by former Governor Ted Kulongoski on January 7, 2011 - In April 2024, Jackson County District Attorney Beth Heckert filed complaints with the Oregon Commission on Judicial Fitness and Disability alleging that Bloom inappropriately reinstated Judge David Orr’s ability to hear criminal and juvenile cases after Orr was disqualified in 2021 - Legal Training: Clerk for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon (1991–1993) - Partner at Hornecker, Cowling, Hassen & Heysell, Medford, specializing in professional negligence defense for physicians and lawyers, and representing public bodies ### Education - Lewis & Clark Law School — J.D. (1993) - in English Literature, Hamilton College — B.A. (1990) - Visiting scholar, University of Edinburgh (1988–89) ### Additional information - He was re-elected in 2012 and became Presiding Judge in 2022 - Admissions: (1993), U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon (1993), U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (1994) - Appointed to fill a vacancy after Judge Mark Schiveley’s retirement - Community service: Board Chair, Southern Oregon Chapter of the American Red Cross - Board Member, Greater Oregon Chapter of March of Dimes - Past President, Temple Emek Shalom ## Published courtroom rules ### Shared court rules - [Oregon Judicial Department: Media Coverage at the Courts](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-ff5e00a9af0f76923062d353) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://www.courts.oregon.gov/news/pages/covering-courts.aspx). Collected 2026-07-26.