Judge T. Glenn Ellington: Professional Background and Legal Expertise

1st Judicial District Court of New Mexico, Department VII, Criminal Court

Biography

Hon. T. Glenn Ellington is a judge for the 1st Judicial District Court of New Mexico in Santa Fe County. He was elected to the bench on November 2, 2010.


The 1st Judicial District includes Santa Fe, Rio Arriba, and Los Alamos Counties.


Ellington first presided as a judge for the 1st Judicial District Court for three years beginning in 1997, which was followed by a stint as a judge for the New Mexico Court of Appeals (2000 to 2001).


Prior to returning to the District Court bench, Ellington spent seven years as an attorney at Ellington & Ellington, where he practiced alongside his wife in Santa Fe since 2003. His legal career also included working as cabinet secretary to the New Mexico Department of Taxation and Revenue (2001 to 2002), a New Mexico public defender (1996 to 1997), and a private practice attorney (1990 to 1995).


He received a bachelor’s degree from New Mexico State University in 1984. Ellington went on to complete a J.D. at the University of New Mexico School of Law in 1988. He also holds a certificate of general jurisdiction from the National Judicial College in Reno, Nevada (1997).


Ellington attended Española High School.