| Elias Glenn | |
| Office: | Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland |
| Term Start: | August 31, 1824 |
| Term End: | April 1, 1836 |
| Appointer: | James Monroe |
| Predecessor: | Theodorick Bland |
| Successor: | Upton Scott Heath |
| Birth Name: | Elias Glenn |
| Birth Date: | 26 August 1769 |
| Birth Place: | Elkton, Province of Maryland, British America |
| Death Place: | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Children: | William Wilkins Glenn |
Elias Glenn (August 26, 1769 – January 6, 1846) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.
Born on August 26, 1769, in Elkton, Province of Maryland, British America, Glenn entered private practice in Baltimore, Maryland. He was a Judge for the Baltimore County Court. He was United States Attorney for the District of Maryland from 1812 to 1824.
Glenn received a recess appointment from President James Monroe on August 31, 1824, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Maryland vacated by Judge Theodorick Bland. He was nominated to the same position by President Monroe on December 16, 1824. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 3, 1825, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on April 1, 1836, due to his resignation.
Following his resignation from the federal bench, Glenn resumed private practice in Baltimore from 1836 to 1846. He died on January 6, 1846, in Baltimore.
Glenn's son, William Wilkins Glenn, was a journalist and newspaper proprietor who was jailed for his Confederate sympathies.[1]