Evan S. Williams, III at a glance
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- Common Pleas Judge
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- Pennsylvania · State
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Evan S. Williams, III
Common Pleas Judge · Court of Common Pleas of Bradford County
Biography
Professional career
- Judge Williams currently holds office as a Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas Judge for District 42 (Bradford County), with his term extending until December 31, 2035
- Williams was elected to the Bradford County Court of Common Pleas on November 3, 2015, and began serving in January 2016 alongside President Judge Beirne
- His family has a strong judicial legacy, as his grandfather, Evan S. Williams, held the role of a judge in Bradford County from 1968 to 1983
Education
- He then attended Cornell Law School, graduating with a — J.D. (1996)
- Cornell University, where he played four years of intercollegiate football, serving as captain and quarterback of the Sprint Football team and earning All-Ivy Academic honors — B.A.
Additional information
- Candidate for retention in the 2025 Pennsylvania General Election
- He graduated from Troy Area High School in 1989
- He returned to Troy to join his father at the law firm Brann, Williams, Caldwell & Sheetz, a firm originally founded by his grandfather in 1950
- After law school, Williams practiced for nearly six years in the litigation department of a mid-size Chicago law firm.
- During his fourteen years in private practice, he handled transactional work and litigation in both state and federal courts
- Judge Williams was born and raised in Troy, Pennsylvania
- The court also serves as an appellate body for magisterial district court decisions, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation license appeals, and local agency appeals
- He has been active in judicial committees, including the Ethics Committee of the Pennsylvania Conference of State Trial Judges, the Bradford/Sullivan County Addiction Network, the Bradford County Housing Initiative, and the Criminal Justice Advisory Board subcommittee
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Exhibits
Statewide
For Pennsylvania Common Pleas proceedings, statewide Pa.R.J.A. 1910 prohibits courtroom broadcasting, recording, and photography unless an exception or judicial authorization applies; the rule also recognizes judge-authorized electronic or photographic means for evidence presentation.
the use of electronic or photographic means for the presentation of evidence201 Pa. Code Chapter 19, Rule 1910, Broadcasting, Recording and Photography in the Courtroom ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
201 Pa. Code Chapter 19, Rule 1910, Broadcasting, Recording and Photography in the Courtroom
Court of Common Pleas of Bradford County
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Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania official judicial roster
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View Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania official judicial roster ↗201 Pa. Code Chapter 19, Rule 1910, Broadcasting, Recording and Photography in the Courtroom
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