Jimmie Moore officially announced Saturday that he will challenge U.S. Rep. Bob Brady, D-1, of Philadelphia, in the spring 2012 primary.

Brady has represented the 1st District, which includes a strip of eastern Delaware County and the city of Chester, since 1998.

"I believe that I possess the leadership, vision, intelligence, and skills to bring economic empowerment, corporate partnerships, community programs and employment opportunities to all the areas of the first congressional district," Moore, a former Philadelphia Municipal Court Judge, said in a prepared statement.

Rumblings about Moore's run for Congress began back in June.