Background
Bartlett, Richard James was born on February 15, 1926 in Glens Falls, New York, United States. Son of George Willard and Kathryn M. (McCarthy) Bartlett.
Bartlett, Richard James was born on February 15, 1926 in Glens Falls, New York, United States. Son of George Willard and Kathryn M. (McCarthy) Bartlett.
Bachelor of Science, Georgetown University, 1945. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard University, 1949. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Union College, 1974.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Albany Medical College, 1986.
Private practice, Glens Falls, 1949-1973. Member New York Assembly, 1959—1966, Clark Bartlett & Caffry, 1962—1973. Justice New York State Supreme Court, 1973-1979.
Chief administrator courts New York State, 1974-1979. Dean Albany (New York ) Law School, Union University, 1979-1986. Member Bartlett, Pontiff, Stewart, & Rhodes Professional Corporation, Glens Falls, 1986—2010.
Chair New York Penal Law Commission, 1961—1970. Member New York Board Law Examiners, 1986—2001, chair, 1998—2001. Chairman New York Judicial Commission Justice for Children, 1988—1990.
Trustee National Conference Board Examiners, 1987—1997, chair, 1996. Director National Conference Bar Foundations, 2001—2003. Delegate New York Constitutional Convention, 1967.
Captain United States Air Force, 1951-1953.
Member, New York State Board of Law Examiners, 1986. Dean and Professor of Law, Albany Law School of Union University, 1976-1986. Justice of New York State Supreme Court, 1973-1979.
Chief Administrative Judge, New York, 1974-1979.
Delegate, New York Constitutional Convention, 1967. Chairman, New York Penal Law Revision Commission, 1961-1970.
Member, New York Assembly, 1959-1966. Member: Warren County, New York State (Secretary, 1969) and American Bar Associations.
American Law Institute.
Military: Captain, United States Air Force, J.A.G., 1951-1953.
Married Claire E. Kennedy, August 18, 1951 (deceased April 9, 2010). Children: Michael, Amy.