--- title: "Clint Bearden | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/clint-bearden" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-09-06" --- # Clint Bearden Dawson County Superior Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Dawson County Superior Court - State: Georgia - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-08-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Superior Court Judge for the Northeastern Judicial Circuit since his appointment by Governor Nathan Deal in January, 2018 - Previously, he served as a judge of the Dawson County Magistrate Court and maintained a general trial practice in North Georgia ### Education - the University of Georgia School of Law — J.D. ### Additional information - Judge Bearden is a proud “Double Dawg”, having earned both his undergraduate degree and law degree from the University of Georgia and 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. - 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. - 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. - Leadership programs such as 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 lifelong resident of the Northeastern Judicial Circuit and graduated from Dawson County High School. - He is an active member of the American Bar Association, the Georgia Bar Association, and the Northeastern Judicial Circuit Bar Association, serving on various committees including the Long Range Planning Committee and the Council of Superior Court Judges’ legislative liaison team ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### electronic devices and recording Scope: statewide 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. Evidence excerpt: Uniform Superior, Juvenile, Magistrate, Municipal and Probate Court Rules [Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules](https://www.gasupreme.us/rules/amendments-to-rules) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### recording devices and courtroom access Scope: statewide 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. Evidence excerpt: 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](https://www.gasupreme.us/new-rule-22/) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af01dece9168f520c4d041/) - [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af01dece9168f520c4d041/) - [Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules](https://www.gasupreme.us/rules/amendments-to-rules) - [Supreme Court of Georgia, New Rule 22 approved for use of recording devices in courtrooms](https://www.gasupreme.us/new-rule-22/) - [Judicial Council of Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af01dece9168f520c4d041/) - [Official court biography — Clint Bearden](https://www.nejcga.gov/superior/directory-listing/clint-g-bearden) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/clint-bearden", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/clint-bearden", "name": "Clint Bearden | KnowJudges", "description": "Clint Bearden, Dawson County Superior Court. 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Collected April 9, 2026 compilation; amendments effective November 5, 2026 are future on this collection date and are not applied. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://assets.georgiacourts.gov/4/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/14025702/UNIFORM-SUPERIOR-COURT-RULES-2026_04_09.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.