--- title: "Jonathan R. Bloom | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jonathan-r-bloom" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Jonathan R. Bloom Suffolk County District Court · District Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Suffolk County District Court - State: New York - Role: District Court Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - District Court Judge in Suffolk County, New York, serving a term from 2022 to 2027, and is based at the John P. Cohalan Jr - Suffolk County Attorney's Office, Assistant County Attorney, 1997 to 2004 ### Education - Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center — J.D. (1994) - Union College, Schenectady, N.Y — B.A. (1988) - Studies at Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center and has been associated with Suffolk County District Court since his judicial appointment ### Additional information - Most recently elected to the bench for a six‐year term beginning in 2022 and ending in 2027. - In July 2025, Judge Bloom denied a prosecution request for $100,000 cash or $200,000 bond in a harassment and contempt case. - Legal Aid Society of Suffolk County, Staff Attorney, 2004 to 2021 - Jonathan Richard Bloom is a New York State registered attorney (Registration No. 2725596) admitted in 1996 to the New York State Bar. - Judge Bloom presides over cases in the District Court of Suffolk County, part of the New York Unified Court System. - The prosecutor alleged violations of a protection order, but the judge found insufficient evidence because the alleged conduct occurred before the order was issued, and no documentation of an earlier order existed in the case file. ## 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 ### recording and photography Scope: statewide New York statewide rules require permission before photographing, filming, videotaping, audiotaping, broadcasting, or telecasting in court facilities, including courtrooms. Evidence excerpt: Taking photographs, films or videotapes, or audiotaping, broadcasting or telecasting, in a courthouse including any courtroom, office or hallway thereof, at any time or on any occasion, whether or not the court is in session, is forbidden, unless permission of the Chief Administrator of the Courts or a designee of the Chief Administrator is first obtained [Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-29-electronic-recording-and-audio-visual-coverage-court-facilities-and-court-proceedings?from_node=15921&topic=386&wrapped=true) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### evidence presentation control Scope: statewide The official Guide to New York Evidence identifies court control over presentation of evidence as a statewide evidence topic; counsel should expect the assigned judge to control the mode and order of proof. Evidence excerpt: 1.07. COURT CONTROL OVER PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCE [Guide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role](https://www.nycourts.gov/judges/evidence/1-GENERAL/1-generalprovisions.shtml) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=nQxm3yeU3x2iGuySKy/JKA%3D%3D) - [Official roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=nQxm3yeU3x2iGuySKy/JKA%3D%3D) - [New York State Unified Court System Judicial Directory official judicial roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=nQxm3yeU3x2iGuySKy/JKA%3D%3D) - [Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-29-electronic-recording-and-audio-visual-coverage-court-facilities-and-court-proceedings?from_node=15921&topic=386&wrapped=true) - [Guide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role](https://www.nycourts.gov/judges/evidence/1-GENERAL/1-generalprovisions.shtml) - [Judicial Directory: Hon. Jonathan R. Bloom](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=nQxm3yeU3x2iGuySKy/JKA%3D%3D) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jonathan-r-bloom", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jonathan-r-bloom", "name": "Jonathan R. Bloom | KnowJudges", "description": "Jonathan R. Bloom, Suffolk County District Court. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-08-02", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jonathan-r-bloom#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jonathan-r-bloom#judge", "name": "Jonathan R. 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Collected 2026-10-27. - [Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-99a7824bb8e009643f842c03) — 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.nycourts.gov/rules/part-29-electronic-recording-and-audio-visual-coverage-court-facilities-and-court-proceedings?from_node=15921&topic=386&wrapped=true). Collected 2026-07-26. - [Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-34fe480ab82f22fa3c31d257) — 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.nycourts.gov/rules/part-29-electronic-recording-and-audio-visual-coverage-court-facilities-and-court-proceedings?from_node=15921&topic=386&wrapped=true). Collected 2026-07-26.