An Orange County judge charged with murdering his wife will face a jury once again with a new trial date set for next month, his attorney said Thursday.

Orange County Judge Jeffrey Ferguson spoke about his murder trial in the shooting death of his wife at the couple's Anaheim Hills home.

After the case of an Orange County judge charged with murder for fatally shooting his wife ended in a mistrial Monday, Jeffrey Ferguson, the man in the center of the legal battle spoke exclusively with NBC Los Angeles on Thursday.

After seven days of jury deliberations, the fate of an Orange County judge charged with murdering his wife remained undecided Friday as jurors struggled to reach a verdict after hearing additional arguments in the case.

Los Angeles Judge Eleanor J. Hunter set an April 7 date for a retrial and rebuffed defense requests to delay the proceedings until May. Prosecutors allege that an inebriated Ferguson — angered at his wife,

Jurors deliberated for eight days and were split 11 to 1, with just one juror believing Ferguson was not guilty, leading to a mistrial