The conviction marks a shocking downfall for Jeffrey Ferguson, 74, who spent decades in the Orange County law enforcement community as both a prosecutor and a judge.

Jurors convicted a Southern California judge of second-degree murder on Tuesday for fatally shooting his wife while the couple argued and watched television at home.

The Office of the District Attorney in Orange County, Calif. announced that former Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson was convicted on Tuesday, April 22 of second-degree murder for shooting his 65-year-old wife,