Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SPRINGFIELD, Ga. (WSAV) – An Effingham County state court judge has died by suicide. WSAV is told Judge Stephen Yekel took his own ...

EFFINGHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - Charges will not be filed against the Effingham County Clerk of Court following an investigation by the GBI. The agency was looking into allegations of wrongdoing by ...

EFFINGHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - Three sources from the legal community, including courthouse staff, confirm State Court Judge Steve Yekel has died by suicide at the courthouse. According to Effingham ...

EFFINGHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC/Gray News) - A Georgia judge was found dead inside a courtroom on New Year’s Eve, according to officials. WTOC reports State Court Judge Steve Yekel died by suicide at the ...

EFFINGHAM COUNTY, GA — Police in south Georgia are investigating the death of a state court judge. Effingham County Sheriff Jimmy McDuffie says it appears Judge Steve Yekel died of a self-inflicted ...