Clint Bearden at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- Dawson County Superior Court
- Jurisdiction
- Georgia · State
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Clint Bearden
Judge · Dawson County Superior Court
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Judge Bearden is a lifelong resident of the Northeastern Judicial Circuit and graduated from Dawson County High School.
- Within the Northeastern Judicial Circuit, Judge Bearden presides over the Hall County HELP Court's Echo track, which addresses the needs of co-occurring conditions with mental health and substance abuse.
- Judge Bearden is involved with the Georgia Council of Accountability Court Judges and currently serves as Chairman of the Compensation and Retirement Committee for the Council of Superior Court Judges and serves on the Council's legislative liaison team.
- Additionally, Judge Bearden is a graduate of the Georgia Bar Association's Young Lawyers Division Leadership Academy, Leadership Dawson County, Leadership Hall County and the Zell Miller Foundation Leadership Institute.
- Judge Bearden is a proud "Double Dawg," having received his undergraduate degree from the University of Georgia and his law degree from the University of Georgia School of Law.
- Previously, he served as a judge of the Dawson County Magistrate Court and maintained a general trial practice in North Georgia.
- Bearden has served as a Superior Court Judge for the Northeastern Judicial Circuit since his appointment by Governor Nathan Deal in January, 2018.
Judicial service
- Superior Court judge, Georgia (Northeastern Circuit)
Education
- the University of Georgia School of Law · J.D.
- Dawson County High School
Courtroom rules and guidance
Electronic Devices And Recording
Georgia's class-specific Uniform Court Rules govern electronic devices and recording in state trial courts. Before using recording, photography, livestreaming, or similar courtroom technology, confirm the governing rule and the assigned court's procedure.
Uniform Superior, Juvenile, Magistrate, Municipal and Probate Court RulesSupreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules ↗
Recording Devices And Courtroom Access
For Georgia Superior Court proceedings, statewide Rule 22 governs recording devices and courtroom recording; counsel should confirm judge approval and courtroom conditions before using recording, photographic, or comparable electronic presentation equipment.
The new version will take effect on May 1, 2018.Supreme Court of Georgia, New Rule 22 approved for use of recording devices in courtrooms ↗
Sources
Judicial Council of Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af01dece9168f520c4d041/Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.gasupreme.us/rules/amendments-to-rulesSupreme Court of Georgia, New Rule 22 approved for use of recording devices in courtrooms
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.gasupreme.us/new-rule-22/Georgia Courts Directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 25, 2026
https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af01dece9168f520c4d041/