Carl Junction’s Troy Salchow selected for Jasper County judgeship

A man from Carl Junction is becoming Jasper County's newest circuit judge.

Gov. Mike Kehoe has appointed Troy Salchow for the job in Missouri's 29th Judicial Circuit.

Salchow is the founder and owner of The Salchow Law Firm and serves as Webb City's city attorney and prosecutor.

He is a member of the Missouri Bar Association, Jasper County Bar Association and Missouri Municipal Attorney Association.

Salchow earned bachelor's degrees in communications and social science from Pittsburg State University and his law degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law.

He will fill the vacancy left by Judge Joseph L. Hensley, who was appointed to the Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District.