Ashley Moody stepped down last year as a Hillsborough County circuit judge to launch a bid for the state Cabinet position of attorney general.

Moody, who earned undergraduate, master’s and law degrees from the University of Florida and a master’s degree in international law from Stetson University, is going up against Rep. Frank White of Pensacola in the Aug. 28 Republican primary. The winner will move on to the November general election to replace term-limited Attorney General Pam Bondi.