Boston College teaching record

Robert Bloom

Professor

Law

Biography

Robert M. Bloom, a Professor of Law and the Dean's Distinguished Scholar, is experienced in legal services and civil rights law. A criminal attorney, he has served as a defense lawyer and prosecutor. He has been a court-appointed master on complicated civil cases. He is the author of numerous publications in the areas of criminal procedure and civil procedure. During his time at BC Law, Bloom has received the Public Interest Law Foundation Faculty Member of the Year Award (2010), the Emil Slizewski Teacher of the Year Award (2009), and the Ruth Arlene Howe Faculty Member of the Year award from the Black Law Students Association (2003).

Official evaluation summary

3.79 / 5

Based on 465 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

Courses taught

Ratings are this instructor’s response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations, on a scale of 1 to 5.

LAWS9943 Criminal Procedure
Instructor rating 3.84 / 5 · Course rating 3.71 / 5 · 424 responses
Taught Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Spring 2022
LAWS2120 Civil Procedure
Instructor rating 3.22 / 5 · Course rating 3.00 / 5 · 41 responses
Taught Fall 2021

Data freshness

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