Judge Who Died By Apparent Suicide a Former Cobb DA Employee

A Georgia judge who died by apparent suicide in his courtroom this week has been identified as a former employee of Cobb County District Attorney’s Office.

Effingham County State Court Judge Stephen Yekel, 74, was found dead, with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, on the bench in his courtroom around 10 a.m. Tuesday, according to a statement posted by the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office.

According to Georgia State Bar Records, Yekel graduated from Atlanta Law School and passed the bar in 1976…

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