Stephen Yekel, age 74
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Lost on December 31, 2024 in Springfield, Georgia.
State Court Judge Stephen Yekel was a graduate of the Atlanta Law School, had been a member of the State Bar of Georgia since 1976. During his 45-plus-year legal career, he’d worked as a special agent for the Georgia Alcohol & Tobacco Tax Unit and as a special investigator at the Cobb County District Attorney’s Office. He was a former assistant district attorney in Chatham County and had held various court positions. Thank you for your judicial service & RIP.
Photo sources:
- Dec 31: New York Daily News: Georgia judge found dead in courtroom of apparent suicide on last day in office
News sources:
- Newsweek: Georgia judge wrote Governor Brian Kemp a note before courtroom suicide
- STATE COURT JUDGE CANDIDATE PROFILE: Steve Yekel
- NBC News: Georgia judge is found dead in courtroom on his final day on the bench
- The Bronx Daily | Bronx.com: Judge Yekel: Factors Behind His Tragic Death | The Bronx Daily | Bronx.com
- https://www.wsav.com/crime-safety/effingham-county-courthouse-deputies-respond/
- Dec 31: https://www.wtoc.com: Effingham Co. Courthouse closed after State Court Judge dies by suicide
- WJCL: Authorities: State court judge dies by suicide at Effingham County Courthouse
- Gun Violence Archive
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