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Pierson was the lead prosecutor on the Adam Coy murder trial. Coy, a former Columbus Police Officer, was found guilty last month of murdering Andre Hill in 2020.
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Applicants have to apply by Dec. 9 on the city's website. Favor's seat on the council is available after she was elected to serve as Franklin County's next prosecutor.
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Shayla Favor will succeed current Franklin County Prosecutor Gary Tyack, a Democrat, who took office four years ago.
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Republican defense attorney John Rutan is running against Democratic Columbus City Councilwoman Shayla Favor to be the next Franklin County Prosecutor.
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The next county prosecutor will either be Democrat Shayla Favor or Republican John Rutan. Both agree the policy of appointing special prosecutors needs to be clearer, but only one has taken a stance thus far.
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Jamie Overstreet allegedly violated a protection order before Columbus police began pursuing him. Police alleged he had a gun before they shot him
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K-9 officers trained to sniff out marijuana are being retired. Some officers are also studying how police in other states tackle the marijuana black market.
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Republican John Rutan vows not to quit after losing his party's support. He faces Democrat Shayla Favor in November's general election.
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Favor won with 41% of the vote, according to unofficial voting results released through the Franklin County Board of Elections.
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Prosecutor candidate Anthony Pierson's campaign passed out flyers to voters early Monday that said he was recommended by the county party's screening committee. He was, however, not endorsed by the party as a whole.