Judge Stephen Yekel, 74, was found dead on Tuesday in his own courtroom

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.

  • technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    5 days ago

    At-will has little to do with curbing union power. You are thinking of right to work laws.

    At-will is, as you mentioned, the default that absent a contract either party can unilaterally terminate the employment relationship

    If you don’t think this curbs union power, then I can’t even think of something to say here.