Q&A with The Center Square

Excerpt from The Center Square

July 6, 2026

The Center Square: How would you describe your judicial philosophy?

Bloom: Judges and justices have to faithfully interpret and apply the Constitution.

Every lawyer has to swear an oath to uphold the Constitution and the laws of the state. I have done that as an attorney. I was originally admitted in Louisiana, and I have been admitted in Washington as well. I have also taken oaths as a CPA to protect the public trust.

In the military, you also swear to uphold and defend the Constitution. My adult life has been lived in service to the country and in defending and supporting the U.S. Constitution. I have a serious and deep respect and reverence for the Constitution, and I would bring that to the bench.

The Center Square: Some voters are paying closer attention to these court races because of the income tax debate. Without asking you to prejudge any future case, how would you approach constitutional tax questions, longstanding precedent and legislative intent?

Bloom: My professional experience, education and training certainly inform me with respect to understanding, or at least having a baseline understanding of, a lot of the technical terminology and statutory language.

It is important to keep an open mind, evaluate and listen to all the evidence and arguments, and exhaust every avenue or line of inquiry so that the decision is robust, fully developed, well-grounded in the law and supported by the Constitution.

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