Meet Judge Bloch
Andrew R. Bloch serves as Judge of the Hamilton Circuit Court. Before his appointment to Circuit Court, he served as Magistrate for the Hamilton Circuit and Superior Courts, where he heard various family, civil, and criminal matters.
A Strong History
He is a member of the Domestic Relations Committee, appointed by the Indiana Supreme Court; the Domestic Relations Bench Book Committee, appointed by the Indiana Supreme Court; Hamilton County Bar Association; Indianapolis Bar Association; and Indiana State Bar Association (Family Law Executive Committee). Judge Bloch was a Co-Chair of the Indiana State Bar Summer Study Committee of Presumptive Joint Physical Custody (2021). He previously served as the Chair of the Bankruptcy Committee – Family Law Section of the American Bar Association. Judge Bloch is a member of the Sagamore Inns of Court.
Judge Bloch is a volunteer for the Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program. He often speaks about how people can provide accessible representation to clients and the public while maintaining a healthy work-life balance as practitioners and judicial officers.
Before his appointment to the bench, Judge Bloch was a Registered Family Law Mediator, Trained Family Law Arbitrator, Trained Guardian Ad Litem, and Trained in Collaborative Family Law (CIACP). He received his B.S.B.A. in Information Systems from Xavier University and his J.D. from the Indiana School of Law – Indianapolis, where he received the Norman Lefstein Award of Excellence. While in private practice, he was named a “Super Lawyer” for 2019 and a “Rising Star” in Family Law in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018, as published in Indianapolis Monthly.
Drew serves as vice president of the Board of the Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (ICLEF) and is a four-time chair of the Advanced Family Law (South) Program.
In addition to his service on the Board at ICLEF, Drew served as the Indianapolis Alumni Chapter President for Xavier University for six years. He is a member of the Lew Hirt Society at Xavier University. He also served as a Board Member on multiple charter school boards across Indiana and has lectured on Open Door Law in Indiana and other states concerning charter schools. In addition to his service on the Board at ICLEF, Drew served as the Indianapolis Alumni Chapter President for Xavier University for six years. He is a member of the Lew Hirt Society at Xavier University. He also served as a Board Member on multiple charter school boards across Indiana and has lectured on Open Door Law in Indiana and other states concerning charter schools.
