Orange County Superior Judge Jeffrey Ferguson, left, who was found guilty of second-degree murder in the shooting death of his wife Sheryl Ferguson in 2023, embraces his son, Phillip Ferguson, before being led away in handcuffs on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Santa Ana, Calif. (Mindy Schauer/The Orange County Register via AP, Pool)An Orange County Superior Court jury found Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson guilty of second-degree murder in the 2023 shooting death of his wife Sheryl Ferguson, is consoled by his attorney, Cameron Talley, after the verdict was read Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Santa Ana, Calif. (Mindy Schauer/The Orange County Register via AP, Pool)Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Eleanor Hunter presides over the retrial of Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson, who was found guilty on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Santa Ana, Calif., of second-degree murder in the shooting death of his wife, Sheryl Ferguson, in 2023. (Mindy Schauer/The Orange County Register via AP, Pool)An Orange County Superior Court jury found Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson, right, guilty of second-degree murder in the 2023 shooting death of his wife Sheryl Ferguson, Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Santa Ana, Calif. His attorney's Cameron Talley, is center, and Frances Prizzia, is left. (Mindy Schauer/The Orange County Register via AP, Pool)An Orange County Superior Court jury found Orange County Superior Judge Jeffrey Ferguson, left, guilty of second-degree murder in the 2023 shooting death of his wife Sheryl Ferguson, and after he embraced his son, Phillip Ferguson, before being led away in handcuffs Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Santa Ana, Calif. (Mindy Schauer/The Orange County Register via AP, Pool)FILE - Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson appears during a hearing at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center, Aug. 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, Pool, File)
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Orange County Superior Judge Jeffrey Ferguson, left, who was found guilty of second-degree murder in the shooting death of his wife Sheryl Ferguson in 2023, embraces his son, Phillip Ferguson, before being led away in handcuffs on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Santa Ana, Calif. (Mindy Schauer/The Orange County Register via AP, Pool)
