A Georgia state court judge died by suicide at the courthouse Monday night after leaving a letter to Governor Brian Kemp, according to an Effingham County Sherrif's Office post on Facebook.

Effingham County, Georgia, is reeling from tragedy as Judge Stephen Yekel, 74, died by suicide inside his courtroom. The ...

A Georgia state judge has died by suicide after shooting himself in his own courtroom. Judge Stephen Yekel, 74, was found ...

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According to officials, Effingham County State Court Judge Stephen Yekel took his own life in a county courtroom. He was found by a deputy Tuesday morning.

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Judge Stephen Yekel died by suicide while inside a county courtroom where he was slated to serve his last day on the bench on ...