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John Ellington
Justice, Georgia Supreme Court
Background: Ellington's career experience includes working as a general trial lawyer and a partner with the law firm of Andrew, Threlkeld, & Ellington. In 1991, he was appointed to serve as judge of the Treutlen County State Court.
At a glance
- Court
- Georgia Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Not listed
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Elected (first elected 2018)
- Appointed by
- Not applicable (elected)
- Appointment date
- Not applicable (elected)
- Took office
- December 18, 2018
- Current term ends
- December 31, 2030
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- May 21, 2024
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Indeterminate (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: University of Georgia, 1982
- Law: University of Georgia School of Law, 1985
- Prior offices
- Georgia Court of Appeals (1999 - 2018)
- Profession
- Not listed
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Nonpartisan electionVoters elect the justices; no party label appears on the ballot.
Summary of facts listed on John Ellington’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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