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# Patrick J. General Equity Presiding Judges Bartels

New Jersey Superior Court, Mercer Vicinage · Presiding Judge

## Profile

- Court: New Jersey Superior Court, Mercer Vicinage
- State: New Jersey
- Role: Presiding 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

### media access and electronic devices

Scope: statewide

New Jersey statewide Supreme Court guidelines govern media access and electronic devices in courtrooms; recording, photography, broadcasting, and transmission require compliance with the published approval process and courtroom restrictions.

Evidence excerpt: Transmission, broadcasting, recording and/or photographing is prohibited at any proceeding closed by court order, statute, or Rule of Court.

[New Jersey Courts](https://www.njcourts.gov/sites/default/files/notices/2024/07/n240723a.pdf)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.njcourts.gov/public/directories/judges/all)
- [Official roster](https://www.njcourts.gov/public/directories/judges/all)
- [New Jersey Courts official judicial roster](https://www.njcourts.gov/public/directories/judges/all)
- [New Jersey Courts](https://www.njcourts.gov/sites/default/files/notices/2024/07/n240723a.pdf)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- 2023 Supreme Court order, Judge Bartels was assigned to the General Equity Division of the Superior Court in Mercer County and designated as the General Equity Presiding Judge for that vicinage
- Judge Patrick J. Bartels is the designated General Equity Presiding Judge for Mercer County (Vicinage 7) in the New Jersey Superior Court, a role confirmed by the Supreme Court of New Jersey effective August 1, 2023
- Served in the U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General’s Corps, including work on both prosecutorial and defense sides of court-martial cases, honorably discharged in 1987
- Recent filings show Judge Bartels presiding over various civil matters in Mercer County, such as Matthew J. Platkin v
- Judge Patrick J. Bartels is a seasoned jurist with a background in both public service and private litigation, now serving as the official presiding judge for Mercer County’s General Equity Division

### Education



### Additional information

- Family Division 2019) before transferring to Mercer County in 2019
- His appointment and responsibilities are formally recognized in New Jersey’s court system, and he continues to handle significant civil cases within his jurisdiction



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [New Jersey Courts](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-c9ef48d54ca091cafd206659) — 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.njcourts.gov/sites/default/files/notices/2024/07/n240723a.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.