A Georgia judge was found dead in a courtroom of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound on Tuesday, his last day in office.

Judge Stephen Yekel died by suicide while inside a county courtroom where he was slated to serve his last day on the bench on Tuesday.

A Georgia state court judge died by suicide at the courthouse Monday night after leaving a letter to Governor Brian Kemp, according to an Effingham County Sherrif's Office post on Facebook. Newsweek reached out to the Springfield Police Department by email and the Effingham County Sheriff's office by phone call for comment on Friday.

A judge was found dead in a Georgia courtroom on what was to have been his last day on the job, authorities said Tuesday.

Judge Stephen Yekel took his own life in the Effingham County courtroom before being discovered by a deputy Tuesday morning