 On February 6, 2014, President 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 took senior status on December 15, 2013.She received a hearing before the United States Senate Judiciary Committee on April 1, 2014.On May 8, 2014, her nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote.