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 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.

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,