Summary
Judge Stephen Yekel, 74, died by suicide in his courtroom on his last day in office after losing a re-election bid.
He was found Tuesday morning at Effingham County State Courthouse, with investigators believing the incident occurred late Monday or early Tuesday.
Yekel, appointed in 2022, had recently attempted to resign but was denied by Governor Brian Kemp.
He was also facing a wrongful termination lawsuit from a former court employee.
Lately, I’ve been seriously questioning the number of adults on Lemmy. Undecided if it matters. But I definitely roll my eyes at a few comments and downvotes.
Hey I’m an old-ass man and one less old-ass country judge might mean better sentences for countless people
This thread in particular is starting to scare the fuck out of me. If you look at the modlog, someone got their comment deleted for saying that judges deserve to be raped and murdered.
Not raped, for sure. But…
But nothing. This entire thread is fucking sick. People have no fucking shame.
The shame is blindly supporting corruption. Anyone who abuses their power should be removed from power. From judges to mods.