John Ellington is a judge of the Georgia Supreme Court. He assumed office on December 18, 2018. His current term ends on December 31, 2030. Ellington ran for re-election for judge of the Georgia Supreme Court. He won in the general election on May 21, 2024. Ellington first became a member of the Georgia Supreme Court through a nonpartisan election. He was first elected to the court in 2018. Ellington was previously a judge on the Georgia Court of Appeals from 1999 to 2018. He was appointed to the court by Governor Roy E. Barnes on July 12, 1999. Ellington was then elected to the court in 2000 and re-elected in 2006 and 2012. Ellington served as chief judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals from January 17, 2012, to June 25, 2013.
