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Who is Georgia judge Stephen Yekel? What we know of state court judge who died last day in office
Georgia’s State Court Judge Stephen Yekel passed away on December 31, 2024. Authorities predicted that he died by suicide. His body was recovered from the courtroom by Effingham County Sheriff ...
New York Daily News21d
Georgia judge found dead in courtroom of apparent suicide on last day in office
A Georgia judge was found dead in a courtroom of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound on Tuesday, his last day in office, authorities said. Deputies discovered State Court Judge Stephen Yekel ...
NBC Los Angeles21d
Georgia judge is found dead in courtroom on his final day on the bench
A judge was found dead in a Georgia courtroom on what was to have been his last day on the job, authorities said Tuesday.
The Independent21d
Georgia judge shoots himself dead in his own courtroom on final day in office
Judge Stephen Yekel, 74, was found dead by a deputy on ... investigated by the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Yekel was appointed to the state court ...
Daily Mail22d
Georgia judge Stephen Yekel shoots himself dead inside courtroom on last day in office
A Georgia state judge has taken his own life inside his courtroom. The body of Judge Stephen Yekel was discovered inside Effingham County State Court on Tuesday morning. He is believed to have ...
First Coast News21d
Georgia judge dies by suicide in courtroom on last day in office
A Georgia state court judge was found dead ... The Effingham County Sheriff's Office said State Court Judge Stephen Yekel was found dead by an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound inside a ...
Fox News21d
Georgia judge is found dead in courtroom on final day on bench
Police are investigating after a Georgia state judge was found dead ... said in a release that they found State Court Judge Stephen Yekel, 74, on Tuesday morning. "The Effingham County Board ...
People21d
Georgia Judge Dies by Suicide in Courtroom on Last Day in Office
Hello Beautiful and Brit + Co. Steve Yekel/Facebook A Georgia state judge has died by suicide on his official last day on the job. The Effingham County Sheriff’s Office said that Judge Stephen Y ...