Position
Presiding judge over Young Adult, Early Intervention and the Bravo Track of Drug Court.
Biography
Judge Clint G. Bearden has served as a Superior Court Judge for the Northeastern Judicial Circuit since his appointment by Governor Nathan Deal in January, 2018. Previously, Bearden served as a Magistrate Judge of the Dawson County Magistrate Court and maintained a general law practice.
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. 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.
Professionally, he is a member of the American Bar Association, the Georgia Bar Association and the Northeastern Judicial Circuit Bar Association. Judge Bearden is also involved with the Georgia Council of Accountability Court Judges and serves on various committees within the Council of Superior Court Judges, including the Council’s legislative liaison team.
Within the Northeastern Judicial Circuit, Judge Bearden presides over the Hall County Drug Treatment Accountability Court’s Early Intervention, Young Adult and Adult “Bravo” Track courts, one of the largest accountability court programs in the State of Georgia.
Judge Bearden is a lifelong resident of the Northeastern Judicial Circuit and graduated from Dawson County High School. His wife, Jamey, is a Spanish teacher within the Hall County School System and the couple has four children.
Contact Information
Office Number
(770) 538-5399
Email Address
beardenoffice [at] hallcounty.org
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Mailing Address
PO Box 1478
Gainesville, GA 30503
Physical Address
225 Green St SE
2nd Floor, Courtroom 202
Gainesville, GA 30501
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Staff Information
Davida Simpson
Judicial Assistant
davida.simpson [at] hallcounty.org
Whitney Roberts
Judicial Legal Assistant
whitney.roberts [at] hallcounty.org
Susan D. Brown
Staff Attorney
susan.d.brown [at] hallcounty.org
DeVonna Seabolt
Court Reporter
devonna.seabolt [at] hallcounty.org
(706) 429-6866