Mr. Justice Ellies was appointed a judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario in 2010.
He was appointed Regional Senior Judge for the Northeast Region to replace Mr. Justice Robbie D. Gordon, effective April 15, 2019.
He received a B.A. (1981) and an LL.B. (1984) from the University of Western Ontario and was admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1986. He was a partner with Lucenti, Orlando & Ellies since 1997 until his appointment to the court. He was previously a partner at Donnelly, Birnie (1990-1997), Birnie & McMillan (1988-1990) and at Ellies & Saltstone (1986-1988).
Justice Ellies taught criminal and constitutional law part-time at Nipissing University (1987-1989), has been a member of the Criminal Lawyers Association (1998-2006) and is a member of the Advocates Society. He has been a frequent speaker at schools including Canadore College, Nipissing University and the Rotary Club. He was a member of the Canadian Cancer Society and the Kiwanis Club and Rotary.