ELLIS COUNTY – An item on Tuesday’s Ellis County Commissioner’s Court agenda tasked the commissioners with an action to request applications and recommendations for the appointment of a new county judge.
Ellis County Judge Todd Little will be stepping down from the seat within the next 30 days.
Little is currently serving in his second term, which began in 2022.
He will be moving into a new role with the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCRCOG) as its new executive director.
NCRCOG is an organization that serves a 16-county region of North Central Texas centered around the Dallas/Fort Worth area, with 228 municipal governments and 20 school districts in the region.
In July 2022, Little was elected to serve on the executive board for the NCRCOG.
As an executive board director, that position allowed him the voting authority over all policy, fiscal, and vision-setting activities undertaken by NCTCOG.
“It’s because of the support and confidence Ellis County voters placed in me and the financial success we’ve had over the last six-and-a-half years, that has provided me the ability to serve at the regional level at the NCTCOG,” Little said Sunday evening of his career move.
During his time as county judge, Little substantially lowered the tax rate for property owners in Ellis County while also managing growth – with no additional bond indebtedness to county residents and businesses.
Also, as county judge he worked to establish the five debt reduction plan set to pay off all debt in 2026, remodeled three out of four tax offices, created the Ellis County JJAEP, and established Ellis County’s first ever Behavioral Health/Substance Abuse Department.
He also planned and constructed the new JP#2 and Ellis County Central facilities.
Additionally, he successfully added a County Court at Law #3 Judge and court room, and also set up the new 504th District Court to begin in Sept. 2025.
“Most of all I was blessed to create many new friendships and partnerships,” Little concluded.
“I will always call Ellis County my home as I spent most of my career and attended school in Red Oak.
“Thank you to the many who supported me through tough times like the COVID days and the many times where tough decisions weren’t always the easiest ones.”
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