--- title: "George R. Bartlett III | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/george-r-bartlett-iii-14576" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # George R. Bartlett III New York Supreme Court, Schoharie County · Acting Justice ## Profile - Court: New York Supreme Court, Schoharie County - State: New York - Role: Acting Justice - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, New York County Court, Schoharie County, 2016-present - 2016–present: Judge, Schoharie County multi‐bench - Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, Schoharie County, 2008-present - Judge, Schoharie County Court, Family Court, and Surrogate’s Court — elected to the multi‐bench in 1996, re‐elected in 2006 and 2016 - Judge, New York County Court, Schoharie County, 2006-2015 - Acting Justice, Schoharie County Supreme Court — appointed in 2008 by former Chief Administrative Judge Ann Pfau - Judge, New York County Court, Schoharie County, 1996-2005 ### Education - CERT — Siena College — 1985 - Albany Law School — J.D. (1977) - Colgate University — B.A. (1974) ### Additional information - Justice Bartlett has handled a variety of cases, including uncontested divorces and family matters, as seen in recent filings such as Fink v. - His work spans civil, family, and surrogate court matters, with a focus on domestic violence cases - Acting Justice of the Schoharie County Supreme Court and a judge on the Schoharie County multi‐bench (County, Family, and Surrogate Courts) in New York’s Third Judicial District ## 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 and photography Scope: statewide New York statewide rules require permission before photographing, filming, videotaping, audiotaping, broadcasting, or telecasting in court facilities, including courtrooms. Evidence excerpt: Taking photographs, films or videotapes, or audiotaping, broadcasting or telecasting, in a courthouse including any courtroom, office or hallway thereof, at any time or on any occasion, whether or not the court is in session, is forbidden, unless permission of the Chief Administrator of the Courts or a designee of the Chief Administrator is first obtained [Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-29-electronic-recording-and-audio-visual-coverage-court-facilities-and-court-proceedings?from_node=15921&topic=386&wrapped=true) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### evidence presentation control Scope: statewide The official Guide to New York Evidence identifies court control over presentation of evidence as a statewide evidence topic; counsel should expect the assigned judge to control the mode and order of proof. Evidence excerpt: 1.07. COURT CONTROL OVER PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCE [Guide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role](https://www.nycourts.gov/judges/evidence/1-GENERAL/1-generalprovisions.shtml) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14576/george-r-bartlett-iii/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14576/george-r-bartlett-iii/) - [New York Supreme Court, Schoharie County current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14576/george-r-bartlett-iii/) - [Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-29-electronic-recording-and-audio-visual-coverage-court-facilities-and-court-proceedings?from_node=15921&topic=386&wrapped=true) - [Guide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role](https://www.nycourts.gov/judges/evidence/1-GENERAL/1-generalprovisions.shtml) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14576/george-r-bartlett-iii/) - [George R. Bartlett, III - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/George_R._Bartlett,_III) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/george-r-bartlett-iii-14576", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/george-r-bartlett-iii-14576", "name": "George R. Bartlett III | KnowJudges", "description": "George R. Bartlett III, New York Supreme Court, Schoharie County. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-08-02", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/george-r-bartlett-iii-14576#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/george-r-bartlett-iii-14576#judge", "name": "George R. 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Collected 2026-10-27. - [Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-99a7824bb8e009643f842c03) — 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.nycourts.gov/rules/part-29-electronic-recording-and-audio-visual-coverage-court-facilities-and-court-proceedings?from_node=15921&topic=386&wrapped=true). Collected 2026-07-26. - [Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-34fe480ab82f22fa3c31d257) — 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.nycourts.gov/rules/part-29-electronic-recording-and-audio-visual-coverage-court-facilities-and-court-proceedings?from_node=15921&topic=386&wrapped=true). Collected 2026-07-26.