--- title: "Harold E. Bahr III | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/harold-e-bahr-iii" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Harold E. Bahr III Bronx County Criminal Court · Criminal Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Bronx County Criminal Court - State: New York - Role: Criminal Court Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, Criminal Court of the City of New York, Bronx County, Designated by Chief Administrative Judge Joseph Zayas, 2025 to Present - Bronx County Criminal Court — Appointed in 2025 as a criminal court judge, serving a term through January 1, 2034 - Judge, Civil Court of City of New York, New York County, Elected, 2024 to 2034 - New York State Unified Court System, Principal Law Clerk to Chief Judge of the State of New York, 2006 to 2008 - New York State Unified Court System, Court Attorney to Family Court Judge, 2004 to 2006 - New York State judge serving in multiple judicial roles, most recently as an elected judge of the New York City Civil Court, New York County and a Criminal Court Judge in Bronx County ### Education - University of Houston Law Center — J.D. (1997) - University of Houston — B.A. (1994) ### Additional information - New York State Unified Court System, Special Referee, 2022 to 2024 - New York State Unified Court System, Support Magistrate, 2008 to 2022 - Legal Aid Society, Staff Attorney, Criminal Defense Division,, 1997 to 2004 - His campaign platform emphasized judges who “treat everyone with sensitivity and dignity and put justice first” ## 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 ### electronic appearances Scope: statewide For New York criminal proceedings, virtual and hybrid appearances are governed by Part 200 consent, objection, public-access, and calendar-update requirements. Evidence excerpt: For all hybrid proceedings, all electronic appearances shall be projected in the physical courtroom in which the in-person portion of the proceeding is taking place in such a manner as to provide a reasonable opportunity for members of the public to view and hear the participants appearing electronically. [Part 200: Uniform Rules for Courts Exercising Criminal Jurisdiction](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-200-uniform-rules-courts-exercising-criminal-jurisdiction) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=vz2_PLUS_ihpo_PLUS_0HG4nVWX1Ow6g%3D%3D) - [Official roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=vz2_PLUS_ihpo_PLUS_0HG4nVWX1Ow6g%3D%3D) - [New York State Unified Court System Judicial Directory official judicial roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=vz2_PLUS_ihpo_PLUS_0HG4nVWX1Ow6g%3D%3D) - [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) - [Part 200: Uniform Rules for Courts Exercising Criminal Jurisdiction](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-200-uniform-rules-courts-exercising-criminal-jurisdiction) - [Hon. Harold E. Bahr, III](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=vz2_PLUS_ihpo_PLUS_0HG4nVWX1Ow6g%3D%3D) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/harold-e-bahr-iii", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/harold-e-bahr-iii", "name": "Harold E. Bahr III | KnowJudges", "description": "Harold E. Bahr III, Bronx County Criminal Court. 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/harold-e-bahr-iii#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/harold-e-bahr-iii#judge", "name": "Harold E. 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[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.