--- title: "Evan S. Williams, III | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/evan-s-williams-iii-pa-42-d39e8a26" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-26" --- # Evan S. Williams, III Court of Common Pleas of Bradford County ยท Common Pleas Judge ## Profile - Court: Court of Common Pleas of Bradford County - State: Pennsylvania - Role: Common Pleas Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### recording photography evidence presentation Scope: 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. Evidence excerpt: the use of electronic or photographic means for the presentation of evidence [201 Pa. Code Chapter 19, Rule 1910, Broadcasting, Recording and Photography in the Courtroom](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?d=&file=%2Fsecure%2Fpacode%2Fdata%2F201%2Fchapter19%2Fchap19toc.html) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.pacourts.us/courts/courts-of-common-pleas/common-pleas-judges/print-view) - [Official roster](https://www.pacourts.us/courts/courts-of-common-pleas/common-pleas-judges/print-view) - [Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania official judicial roster](https://www.pacourts.us/courts/courts-of-common-pleas/common-pleas-judges/print-view) - [201 Pa. Code Chapter 19, Rule 1910, Broadcasting, Recording and Photography in the Courtroom](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?d=&file=%2Fsecure%2Fpacode%2Fdata%2F201%2Fchapter19%2Fchap19toc.html) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/evan-s-williams-iii-pa-42-d39e8a26", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/evan-s-williams-iii-pa-42-d39e8a26", "name": "Evan S. Williams, III | KnowJudges", "description": "Evan S. Williams, III, Court of Common Pleas of Bradford County. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-07-26", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/evan-s-williams-iii-pa-42-d39e8a26#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/evan-s-williams-iii-pa-42-d39e8a26#judge", "name": "Evan S. 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(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 โ€” 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 ## Published courtroom rules ### Shared court rules - [201 Pa. Code Chapter 19, Rule 1910, Broadcasting, Recording and Photography in the Courtroom](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-0784d9a288c3456edcbc19ff) โ€” Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?d=&file=%2Fsecure%2Fpacode%2Fdata%2F201%2Fchapter19%2Fchap19toc.html). Collected 2026-07-26.