She clerked for Judge Pierce Lively of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Early in her career she was an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky, and before that, practiced at King & Spalding in Atlanta, Georgia.

[11] On August 12, 2020, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Boom to serve as a Commissioner of the United States Sentencing Commission.

[12] On May 11, 2022, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Boom to serve as a member of the United States Sentencing Commission.

Boom grew up in Martin County, Kentucky, where her mother served as clerk of the court.