Georgia judge is found dead in courtroom on final day on bench
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A state court judge is dead after authorities say he took his own life at the Effingham County Courthouse.
The Effingham County Sheriff’s deputies said in a release that they found State Court Judge Stephen Yekel, 74, on Tuesday morning. Sarah Rumpf-Whitten is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business.
He appears to have died by suicide, with a self-inflicted gunshot, the sheriff's office said. Story tips and ideas can be sent to sarah.rumpf@fox.com and on X: @s_rumpfwhitten.
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