Jefferson City — Today, Governor Mike Parson appointed Amy R. Ashelford as Associate Circuit Judge for the 6th Judicial Circuit. She will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of the Honorable Dennis Eckold. 

Ms. Ashelford, of Platte City, serves as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney in Platte County. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and received a Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri­–Kansas City.