Southern California judge who killed his wife is scheduled to be sentenced

Ex-OC Superior Court Judge Ferguson gets life for shooting to death wife in Anaheim Hills

A former veteran Orange County Superior Court judge who pulled a pistol from his ankle holster and fatally shot his wife during a heated argument at the couple’s Anaheim Hill’s home received a life sentence on Wednesday, Sept. 17, for a killing that shocked the local legal community. Five months after an Orange County Superior Court jury found him guilty of second-degree murder, Jeffrey Ferguson, 74, was ordered to serve 35 years to life in stat…

OC Judge Jeffrey Ferguson to Face Sentencing for Killing Wife

Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson is facing 40 years to life in prison when he is sentenced Wednesday after his second-degree murder conviction for shooting his wife following an hours-long argument. The 74-year-old Ferguson was convicted in April of killing 65-year-old Sheryl Ferguson on Aug. 3, 2023, at their Anaheim Hills home. Jurors also found true a sentence-enhancing gun allegation. A previous jury deadlocked 11-1 in fav…

Orange County judge convicted of drunkenly killing wife faces sentencing

Jeffrey Ferguson, 74, was convicted in April of fatally shooting his 65-year-old wife, Sheryl, during a drunken argument over money at their Anaheim Hills home on Aug. 3, 2023.

OC Judge convicted of killing wife to be sentenced

Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson faces a maximum potential sentence of 40 years to life in prison.

Ex-OC judge convicted of killing wife sentenced to 35 years to life

Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson was sentenced Wednesday to 35 years to life in prison for fatally shooting his wife during an argument at their Anaheim Hills home.

OC judge convicted of murder in wife's shooting death faces sentencing

Orange County judge Jeffrey Ferguson was convicted of second-degree murder in the shooting death of his wife in the couple's Anaheim Hills home.