trellis: Judge Clint. G Bearden: Professional Background and Legal Expertise 

Hall County, Clint Garry Bearden

Clint is from the Northeastern Judicial Circuit area, and graduated from Dawson County High School. He holds both a bachelor's degree in political science and a law degree from the University of Georgia. He is married to his wife, with whom they have four children. 

Clint has experience as a Magistrate Judge of the Dawson County Magistrate Court, as a private practice attorney with Boling Rice, LLC and with the Law Office of Speaker David Ralston. 

Clint G. Bearden is a Superior Court Judge for the Northeastern Judicial Circuit. He was appointed to this position in 2018, and is serving his second term. 

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Presides over Young Adult, Early Intervention and the Bravo Track of Drug Court as Superior Court Judge.

Received a law degree from the University of Georgia Law School in 2008.

Presides over the circuit’s child support enforcement calendars, which ensures compliance and enforcement of monetary support orders for minor children, and provides referrals to the circuit’s Parental Accountability Court.

- Presides over Young Adult, Early Intervention and the Bravo Track of Drug Court as Superior Court Judge.
- Received a law degree from the University of Georgia Law School in 2008.
- Presides over the circuit’s child support enforcement calendars, which ensures compliance and enforcement of monetary support orders for minor children, and provides referrals to the circuit’s Parental Accountability Court.

Legal Experience

As of March 19, 2024, Clint Garry Bearden did not have a website or any information online.

Ethics & Conduct

Judicial Administration

Group Asks Governor to Deny Judgeship to Lawyer Who Helped Orchestrate Citizen Journalist's Arrest

Admitted to helping orchestrate a citizen's arrest at a rally due to charges of obstruction and trespassing,  leading to a petitioned deal by Georgia Voting Organization to reject him as a candidate for Superior Court.

- Admitted to helping orchestrate a citizen's arrest at a rally due to charges of obstruction and trespassing,  leading to a petitioned deal by Georgia Voting Organization to reject him as a candidate for Superior Court.

Judicial Philosophy

Serves as a member of the Rotary Club, the Chambers of Commerce in Hall and Dawson Counties.

Served as a board member United Way of Dawson County and the Len Foote Hike Inn Lodge, and Vice Chairman of the Lake Lanier Islands Development Authority.

Has membership with the American Bar Association, the Georgia Bar Association and the Northeastern Judicial Circuit Bar Association.

- Serves as a member of the Rotary Club, the Chambers of Commerce in Hall and Dawson Counties.
- Served as a board member United Way of Dawson County and the Len Foote Hike Inn Lodge, and Vice Chairman of the Lake Lanier Islands Development Authority.
- Has membership with the American Bar Association, the Georgia Bar Association and the Northeastern Judicial Circuit Bar Association.

Community Involvement

Clint Garry Bearden

Bearden is from the Northeastern Judicial Circuit area, and graduated from Dawson County High School. He holds both a bachelor's degree in political science in 2005 and a law degree in 2008 from the University of Georgia. He is married to his wife, Jamey, with whom they have four children. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the Georgia Bar Association and the Northeastern Judicial Circuit Bar Association.  

Bearden has experience as a Magistrate Judge of the Dawson County Magistrate Court, and as a private practice attorney with Boling Rice, LLC and with the Law Office of Speaker David Ralston. 

Received a Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia Law School in 2008.

- Presides over Young Adult, Early Intervention and the Bravo Track of Drug Court as Superior Court Judge.
- Received a Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia Law School in 2008.
- Presides over the circuit’s child support enforcement calendars, which ensures compliance and enforcement of monetary support orders for minor children, and provides referrals to the circuit’s Parental Accountability Court.

As of March 19, 2024, Clint Garry Bearden did not have a website and did not complete our questionnaire.

Clint Bearden was under fire for on admitting he helped orchestrate a citizen's arrest at a rally due to charges of obstruction and trespassing,  leading to a petitioned deal by Georgia Voting Organization to reject Clint Bearden as a candidate for Superior Court.

- Clint Bearden was under fire for on admitting he helped orchestrate a citizen's arrest at a rally due to charges of obstruction and trespassing,  leading to a petitioned deal by Georgia Voting Organization to reject Clint Bearden as a candidate for Superior Court.

- Serves as a member of the Rotary Club, the Chambers of Commerce in Hall and Dawson Counties.
- Served as a board member United Way of Dawson County and the Len Foote Hike Inn Lodge, and Vice Chairman of the Lake Lanier Islands Development Authority.

Clint G. Bearden is a Superior Court Judge for the Northeastern Judicial Circuit. He was appointed in 2018. 

- Georgia Superior Court Judges hear a wide range of criminal cases from petty theft and public drunkenness to murder. Some cases in front of the Georgia Superior Court involve the death penalty. 
- On the civil side, Superior Court Judges hear cases on divorce, titles to land, contract disputes, and premises liability. 
- Superior Court Judges are elected by judicial circuit. Each county surrounding Atlanta has its own judicial circuit, while rural judicial districts typically consist of multiple counties.
- Superior Court Judges are elected to four year terms. Elections are nonpartisan. The Governor can appoint Superior Court Judges when vacancies arise. 