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New Jury Convicts Southern California Judge of Murdering His Wife

On March 10, a previous jury deadlocked with 11 of 12 jurors voting for a guilty verdict, and a judge declared a mistrial.
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New Jury Convicts Southern California Judge of Murdering His Wife
Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson is consoled by his attorney Cameron Talley after the verdict was read in Santa Ana, Calif., on April 22, 2025. Mindy Schauer/The Orange County Register via AP, Pool
Juliette Fairley
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After a mistrial was declared in March, a new jury found a former Orange County Superior Court judge guilty of second-degree murder in the 2023 fatal shooting of his wife.

Jeffrey Ferguson, 74, was convicted on April 22 during a retrial over the death of Sheryl Ferguson, 65, in their Anaheim Hills, California home.

Juliette Fairley
Juliette Fairley
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Juliette Fairley is a freelance reporter for The Epoch Times and NTD and a graduate of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. Born in Chateauroux, France, and raised outside of Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, Juliette is a well-adjusted military brat. She has written for many publications across the country. Send Juliette story ideas at [email protected]