Kari L. Bloom
OH · Administrative Judge, Hamilton County Juvenile Court
Hamilton County Juvenile Court judge since February 2021 and the court's administrative judge since 2023. She graduated from Bowling Green State University and the University of Cincinnati law school.
Where Kari L. Bloom stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Judge Kari Bloom began the Summer of Discovery court-order program for eligible youth, requiring visits to a library and recreation center or YMCA and presentation of school grades at their next hearing.
June 1, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: juvenile-court.org
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 support
As an Ohio Public Defender liaison, Kari Bloom testified in favor of HB 618, which proposed a process to expunge records created when someone was arrested or charged because of mistaken identity.
December 6, 2016Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: legislature.ohio.gov
Track record — General
General · 6 records
Judge Kari Bloom announced Direct Line Careers, a court initiative linking involved youth to vocational training, mentors, and higher-education opportunities.
August 10, 2026
Source: juvenile-court.org
Judge Kari Bloom imposed an agreed probation disposition for a teen who caused a fatal stolen-car crash, including residential treatment, a suspended youth commitment, a driving ban, and school completion.
April 10, 2025
Source: fox19.com
Ohio disciplinary counsel dismissed a police-union leader’s ethics grievance against Judge Kari Bloom, finding her inquiry about disclosure of a juvenile’s confidential information did not state a judicial-misconduct claim.
September 11, 2024
Source: fox19.com
Judge Kari Bloom granted a motion to move a youth accused in violent youth-center incidents to the adult county jail, then recused herself from that youth’s case after prosecutors renewed a bias objection.
May 4, 2023
Source: supremecourt.ohio.gov
Judge Kari Bloom transferred a juvenile accused of multiple murders to adult court after a hearing and set a $2.7 million cash bond.
February 6, 2023
Source: wcpo.com
Kari Bloom was co-counsel for a juvenile appellee in In re R.W.; Ohio’s First District Court of Appeals reversed the trial court’s dismissal and sent the case back for a probable-cause hearing.
January 22, 2014
Source: law.justia.com
Track record — Impartiality
Impartiality · 1 favorable
Ohio’s chief justice denied a prosecutor’s separate request to disqualify Judge Kari Bloom from cases involving another youth-center assault, finding the prosecutor had not shown a conflict or inability to remain impartial.
August 15, 2023Favorable on Impartiality
Source: supremecourt.ohio.gov
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 1 unfavorable
The Ohio Supreme Court ordered Judge Kari Bloom to provide a newspaper access to a juvenile trial transcript and barred enforcement of her sealing order, holding mandatory sealing without individualized balancing unconstitutional.
October 22, 2024Unfavorable on Legal Competence
Source: supremecourt.ohio.gov
Past race Kari L. Bloom ran in:
- Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile Division - Full Term Commencing 02/14/2027 · November 3, 2026 · Hamilton County, Ohio · incumbent