October 20, 2023
By: Dwayne Page
Longtime DeKalb County Chancery Court Clerk and Master Debra Malone has been reappointed to a new six year term by Chancellor Ronald Thurman. The new term began October 1.
Malone has served as Clerk and Master for 24 years since 1999. She took over from her predecessor and boss John Robert Nixon, who retired that year as Clerk and Master. She was appointed to the position at that time by former Chancellor Vernon Neal. Prior to that Malone had served for nine years as Nixon’s deputy clerk. Nixon passed away in 2018.
Malone and her husband Miles have one son and daughter-in-law Granger and Kristen Malone.
“I appreciate Chancellor Thurman reappointing me to this position and I’ll continue to do my job to the best of my ability. I do thank God for helping me and giving me this opportunity to serve DeKalb County, my home county. God has blessed and helped me through each and every day of my time here,” said Malone.
Amanda Vaughn serves as Malone’s deputy clerk.