John J. Ellington (born October 26, 1960) is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia and former judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals.

Early life and education

Ellington was born in

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on October 1, 1960. He graduated from the

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with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting in 1982, and from the University of Georgia School of Law with a

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in 1985.

Career

Ellington began his career as a general trial lawyer and a partner with the law firm of Andrew, Threlkeld, & Ellington.

State court service

In 1991, he was appointed to serve as judge of the Treutlen County State Court. He also served as a municipal court judge and later as a superior court judge. He was sworn in as the 66th Judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals by

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on July 12, 1999. He was elected statewide to a full six-year term in 2000 and re-elected in 2006 and 2012.

Georgia Supreme Court

Ellington was considered in 2016 for one of three seats on the court. In early 2018 Ellington announced his intention to run for the state Supreme Court seat being vacated by retiring Justice Carol W. Hunstein. He was elected, unopposed, on November 6, 2018. He was sworn into office on December 19, 2018.

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