Georgia judge Stephen Yekel shoots himself dead inside courtroom on last day in office
The body of Judge Stephen Yekel was discovered inside the Effingham County state court room on Tuesday morning.
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Judge's Suicide Sparks Chatter Over Judicial Election
The suicide of a Georgia judge is making national headlines. After being appointed to a new seat on the Effingham County State Court in 2022, Judge Stephen R. Yekel died by suicide on the bench ...
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Georgia State Court Judge Stephen Yekel Shoots Himself Dead Inside Courtroom Upon Last Day In Office
Upon his last day in office, Stephen Yekel, a Georgia State Court judge, was found dead in a courtroom on Tuesday (December 31), having shot himself. Police are now investigating after Georgia State ...
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Georgia judge found dead in courtroom on final day on bench in apparent suicide
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. He appears to have died by ...
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Judge found dead in courtroom on his final day on the job
Deputies said they found the body of 74-year-old State Court Judge Stephen Yekel in one of the courtrooms. The sheriff's office reported Yekel likely died by suicide. Yekel served as State Court ...
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Judge ‘takes his own life’ in courtroom after his last day on the job
Judge Stephen Yekel of the Effingham County state court in Springfield, Georgia, was found dead by a deputy on Tuesday morning. Court was not in session on Tuesday, but it would have been his ...
Steve Yekel Suicide: Georgia Judge Wrote Governor Brian Kemp a Note
State Court Judge Steve Yekel, 74, died Monday and was found between 10 and 10:30 a.m. Tuesday by a deputy. The Effingham County Sheriff's Office posted on Facebook that Yekel appears to have died ...
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Georgia judge is found dead in courtroom on final day on bench
State Court Judge Stephen Yekel was found dead at the Effinham County ... Police are investigating after a Georgia state judge was found dead in a courtroom on Tuesday. The Effingham County ...
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Georgia judge found dead in courtroom on final day of term
Effingham County state court Judge Stephen Yekel was found dead from a self ... s Office is leading the investigation, while the Georgia Bureau of Investigation will conduct an autopsy.
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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 ...