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WATCH: Judge shoots himself dead inside courtroom on last day in office

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Dec 31, 2024 - 16:28

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WATCH: Judge shoots himself dead inside courtroom on last day in office

Judge Stephen Yekel (Courtesy Effingham County) — Judge Stephen Yekel

(DAILY MAIL) — 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 shot himself dead.

Video: Effingham County Sheriff Jimmy McDuffie releases new details after a judge was found dead inside the Effingham County Courthouse Tuesday. More info: https://t.co/UUTXzDwgHm pic.twitter.com/nFDoq77XG5
— WJCL News (@WJCLNews) December 31, 2024

Yekel, 74, had recently lost a bid for re-election and was found by a deputy on what would have been his last day on the bench, WSAV reports.

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Fibis I am just an average American. My teen years were in the late 70s and I participated in all that that decade offered. Started working young, too young. Then I joined the Army before I graduated High School. I spent 25 years in, mostly in Infantry units. Since then I've worked in information technology positions all at small family owned companies. At this rate I'll never be a tech millionaire. When I was young I rode horses as much as I could. I do believe I should have been a cowboy. I'm getting in the saddle again by taking riding lessons and see where it goes.