A 74-year-old superior court judge in California got taken to the legal woodshed on Wednesday while being sentenced for murdering his wife , with a fellow judge from Los Angeles laying into him for being a disgrace to his position and refusing to follow "any type" of rules.

The tongue lashing came after lawyers for longtime Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson, who was found guilty in April , tried asking for permission to be bonded out during the appeal process or remain in custody in the Orange County Jail as opposed to state prison so he can "be closer" to his lawyers. He was sentenced Wednesday to spend 35 years to life behind bars.

"I'm not sure what authority I have to handle remaining in Orange County during the pendency of the appeal," said Los Angeles Superior Cou

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