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Lawyer Who Orchestrated Citizen Journalist's Arrest Appointed to Superior Court Bench

By R. Robin McDonald 
Jan 02, 2018

Clint Bearden from YouTube videoClint Bearden (Photo: YouTube video)

Over objections from a Georgia voter group that questioned attorney Clint Bearden’s role in the prosecution of a citizen journalist, Gov. Nathan Deal has appointed Bearden as a Superior Court judge for the Northeastern Judicial District.

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