Dawson County native Clint Bearden on Tuesday vowed to uphold the principles of justice and fairness in the law as the county's new part-time associate magistrate judge. "It's very rewarding for me to be able to devote my time and some of the skills that God has blessed me with, in an opportunity to serve our community," he said. He joins Chief Magistrate Lisa Thurmond and Associate Magistrate Tony Tarnacki as the court's recently approved part-time judge.