Southern California judge who killed his wife to be sentenced for murder
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Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson appears for his sentencing after a murder conviction for killing his wife Sheryl in Santa Ana, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via AP, Pool)Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson is removed from court after being sentenced to 35 years to life in prison after his second-degree murder conviction for shooting his wife following an hours-long argument at the Central Justice Center in Santa Ana, Calif. Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via AP, Pool)Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson reacts as he listens to victim impact statements while appearing for sentencing after his second-degree murder conviction for shooting his wife, at the Central Justice Center in Santa Ana, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via AP, Pool)FILE -Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson walks out of court after attending a preliminary hearing in Los Angeles, June 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes), File)Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson appears for his sentencing after a murder conviction for killing his wife Sheryl in Santa Ana, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via AP, Pool)Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson appears for his sentencing after a murder conviction for killing his wife Sheryl in Santa Ana, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via AP, Pool)Eleanor J. Hunter, judge of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, speaks as Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson appears for sentencing after his second-degree murder conviction for shooting his wife following an argument at the Central Justice Center in Santa Ana, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via AP, Pool)A photo of Sheryl Ferguson, the wife and son Phillip Ferguson of Orange County Superior Judge Jeffrey Ferguson is displayed as Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer speaks to the media after Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson was sentenced to 35 years to life in prison after his second-degree murder conviction for shooting his wife following an argument at the Central Justice Center in Santa Ana, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via AP, Pool)A photo of Sheryl Ferguson, the wife and son Phillip Ferguson of Orange County Superior Judge Jeffrey Ferguson is displayed as Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer, left, and Senior Deputy District Attorneys Seton Hunt speak to the media after Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson was sentenced to 35 years to life in prison after his second-degree murder conviction for shooting his wife, at the Central Justice Center in Santa Ana, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via AP, Pool)Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson listens to his lawyers as he is sentenced to 35 years to life in prison after his second-degree murder conviction for shooting his wife following an hours-long argument at the Central Justice Center in Santa Ana, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via AP, Pool)Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson reacts as he listens to victim impact statements while appearing for sentencing after his second-degree murder conviction for shooting his wife following an hours-long argument at the Central Justice Center in Santa Ana, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via AP, Pool)
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Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson appears for his sentencing after a murder conviction for killing his wife Sheryl in Santa Ana, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via AP, Pool)
