EX-31 





Rule 13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certification.

  I, J. Theodore Borter, certify that:

  1.I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K, and all reports on
    Form 10-D required to be filed in respect of period covered by this
    annual report on Form 10-K, of the GS Mortgage Securities Trust
    2012-GCJ7 (the "Exchange Act Periodic Reports");

  2.Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act Periodic Reports, taken as a
    whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit
    to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in
    light of the circumstances under which such statements
    were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
    report;

  3.Based on my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other
    information required to be provided under Form 10-D for the period
    covered by this report is included in the Exchange Act Periodic Reports;

  4.Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statement(s) required
    in this report under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as
    disclosed in the Exchange Act Periodic Reports, the servicers have
    fulfilled their obligations under the servicing agreements in all
    material respects; and

  5.All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria
    for asset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on
    assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities
    required to be included in this report in accordance with Item 1122 of
    Regulation AB and under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Rules 13a-18 and
    15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to this report, except as otherwise
    disclosed in this report. Any material instances of noncompliance described
    in such reports have been disclosed in this report on Form 10-K.

    In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on
    information provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:
    CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc. as Servicing Function
    Participant for Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Deutsche Bank National Trust
    Company Americas as Trustee, Midland Loan Services, A Division of PNC
    Bank, National Association as Special Servicer, National Tax Search,
    LLC as Servicing Function Participant for Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Situs
    Holdings, LLC as Operating Advisor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Master
    Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Certificate Administrator and Wells
    Fargo Bank, N.A. as Custodian.

    Dated:   June 25, 2013

    /s/ J. Theodore Borter
    Signature

    President
    (senior officer in charge of securitization of the depositor)