Attorney Gaylin Carver filed Wednesday as a Democratic candidate for Cole County Associate Circuit Judge.
Current Associate Circuit Judge Tom Sodergren is not running for re-election. Current Jefferson City Municipal Judge Cotton Walker has filed to run for the office as a Republican.
Carver graduated from law school in 2001 from Saint Louis University and served as a clerk for Supreme Court Judge Mike Wolfe before working as an assistant prosecutor for then-Cole County Prosecutor Richard Callahan. She has been a partner at Carver & Michael law firm in Jefferson City since 2009.
"It is important that the judicial system runs efficiently," she said in her campaign announcement. "If the judicial wheels move too slow, not only does it overload the jails, cost the taxpayers money, but also can be a detriment to the individuals who need to have their cases heard, a determination made and justice dispensed.
"As the owner of my own law practice for the last nine years, I understand the legal needs of individuals," Carver continued. "Efficient, fair and effective decisions after hearing all of the facts from both sides and applying the law is what makes a good judge."
Filing for Cole County offices continues until March 27. The primary election is in August, and the general election is in November.