The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has appointed Joshua M. Bloom to serve a six-year term as a Member of the Disciplinary Board, effective April 1, 2022.
Bloom has been practicing law in Pennsylvania for more than 25 years and has extensive knowledge and experience in labor, employment, and personal injury law.
Serving as faculty of the Pennsylvania Bar Institute and Union Lawyers Alliance, Bloom frequently engages with national and local organizations to speak on matters of labor and employment laws.
Prior to this appointment, he served two terms as a member of the Pennsylvania Appellate Court Procedural Rules Committee from 2013-2019. Bloom is a certified federal mediator and is licensed to practice law in the U.S. Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and the U.S. District Court for the Western District of PA in addition to the Pennsylvania Courts.
Bloom graduated from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Arts in History with a minor in Pre-Law in 1993. He received his Juris Doctor from Capital University Law School in 1996.
The Disciplinary Board was created by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania to review conduct and assure compliance by all attorneys to the Pennsylvania Rules of Professional Conduct. The Board assists the Supreme Court in the licensing and discipline of attorneys in Pennsylvania. Its mission is to protect the general public, maintain a high standard of integrity in the legal profession, and safeguard the reputation of the courts of Pennsylvania.
Disciplinary Board Members, which include 10 lawyers and two non-lawyers from across the Commonwealth, meet regularly to decide cases, policies, and administrative matters. All Members of the Disciplinary Board serve as unpaid volunteers.