“I am grateful for the Supreme Court’s confidence in me and proud to serve as chief judge,” Victoria Shackelford said. “The court faces many challenges; I will continue addressing the court’s critical security needs and increasing the public’s access to the judicial system.”
The cases of three men charged with the 2017 murder of Egypt Covington in her Van Buren Township are ongoing, with one trial scheduled to begin next month and another set for April.
It's been almost five years since Egypt Covington was murdered in her Van Buren Township home during a botched robbery that had nothing to do with her. Trials have been set for two of the three suspects charged in her killing.
It's been a year since arrests were made in the Egypt Covington murder case. The three men accused of murdering her are sitting in jail as they await trial.