Hon. Robert G. Main, Jr., of Malone, New York, is the elected County Court Judge in Franklin County. He also serves as Surrogate, Family Court Judge, and Acting Supreme Court Justice. Judge Main has held office in this multi-bench court since January 1, 1988, having been elected the previous November. He was re-elected in 1997.

Judge Main was born in Malone, New York, on May 12, 1951. He was graduated from Franklin Academy in Malone in 1969. He received his A.B. degree in political science from Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont, in 1973. Following the completion of his undergraduate degree, Judge Main attended Albany Law School of Union University where he was awarded a Juris Doctor degree in 1976. He was admitted to the bar for the practice of law in New York State courts and the federal courts the following year.

Following his admission to the bar Judge Main practiced general civil law in Malone with the firm of Mullarney & Holland. In 1980 he and Donald J. Holland, Esq. formed a professional corporation and practiced law as Holland & Main, P.C. Judge Main left the firm when he assumed his present office.

In addition to his duties and responsibilities in Franklin County, Judge Main has sat in all but three counties in the Fourth Judicial District. He has also been assigned to Supreme Court in Monroe County. He serves on the Third Department's Law Guardian Advisory Committee by appointment of Appellate Division Presiding Justice Anthony Cardona, and he is a member of the Family Court's Curriculum Committee which determines the courses to be offered Family Court Judges at the annual judicial seminars.

Beyond his official duties, Judge Main has been actively involved in the community, particularly in the area of health care. He is the current chair of the Executive Board of Trustees of the Alice Hyde Medical Center. He has served as president of the Farrar Home, an adult home, for many years. Both facilities are in Malone. He is a member of the Academic Board of Trustees of Franklin Academy and chairs its scholarship committee. He is a member of the board of Morningside Cemetery. He is a member of Notre Dame Church where he is a lector and eucharistic minister. He is a past member and president of the church's Parish Council. He also served as a member of the Diocese of Ogdensburg's Pastoral Council and Long Range Planning Committee.