Curtis Clemons

Deputy Chief of Investigations for the District Attorneys Office -Gwinnett County

Curtis Clemons is currently the Deputy Chief of Investigators for the Gwinnett County District
Attorney’s office. Chief Curtis Clemons was raised in the metro Atlanta area, from modest beginnings.
As the youngest of two brothers, Chief Clemons was taught the core values of hard work, treating
people fairly and giving back to the community.

Chief Clemons comes from a long family history of military service and law enforcement. He is a
veteran of the United States Marine Corps. Chief Clemons formerly was a Gwinnett County deputy sheriff
before transferring to the Gwinnett County Police Department, where he worked in the Special Victims Unit, Burglary, and Homicides. He was also the first person of color appointed to the rank of Chief of Staff and
Assistant Chief in the history of the Gwinnett County Police Department. He retired after thirty (30) years
of service. Subsequently, he was an investigator and community outreach liaison with the Gwinnett Solicitor General’s office and ran for Sheriff of Gwinnett County in the 2020 elections.

Chief Clemons holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Management and a master’s degree in Professional
Business Leadership from Shorter University. Chief Clemons is a graduate of Gwinnett County’s
L.E.A.D. program (Leadership, Education, and Development), and the FBI’s Law Enforcement Executive
Leadership program. Chief Clemons serves as a mentor through the Gwinnett County Schools G.I.V.E.
program and as the Vice President of the L.E.A.A.D.S. (Law Enforcement Agencies Assisting in the
Development of Students) program in Snellville, which helps to provide food for families, rent
utility assistance, and mentorship for Gwinnett’s youth. Chief Clemons has been the recipient of the Most Distinguished Alumni Award from Shorter University for his work in the community, the Diversity
Achievement Award, from Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, and the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Community
Service Forum Award. Chief Clemons currently serves on several community impact boards, including
the Gwinnett-NAACP and the Gwinnett Remembrance Alliance in partnership with the Equal Justice
Initiative.