User:Jsmith18999/John J. Ellington

John J. Ellington is the 25th Chief Judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals.

Education and early career
Ellington grew up in Soperton, Georgia, where he attended Treutlen County High School. He attended Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, where he served as president of the Student Government Association, and graduated with degrees in business and political science. He went on to attend the University of Georgia, graduating in 1982 with a degree in accounting and graduating from the UGA School of Law three years later.

After obtaining his law degree, he moved to Vidalia, Georgia where he set up a general trial practice and became a partner in the law firm of Andrew, Threlkeld, & Ellington.