Judges and Judiciary
Apr. 15, 2025
Judge's son freezes up during testimony of mother's killing
The son of Orange County Judge Jeffrey M. Ferguson testified Monday that he struggled to remember the night his father fatally shot his mother, but recalled trying to wrestle the gun away. His testimony came as the murder retrial opened with emotional details--and an actual earthquake.
The son of an Orange County judge who witnessed his father kill his mother testified Monday, saying he struggled to remember the events of that night nearly two years ago.
Orange County Deputy District Attorney Seton B. Hunt was questioning Phillip Ferguson about what happened just before the shot when Ferguson froze on the stand.
"Do you recall your father pointing the gun at your mother?" Hunt asked. "Do you remember what you told police on that night?&qu...
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