The Washington and Keokuk county attorney offices are sharing an assistant county attorney. According to the office of Washington County Attorney Shawn Showers, John Gish will begin the position January 11th. He will perform various duties in both offices, with a focus on criminal prosecutions and juvenile court. The position will split time evenly between the two counties.

Gish is a native of Wisconsin and graduated from Drake Law School in 2013. Since graduating from law school, he’s been employed by Disability Rights Iowa. He is also a Captain in the Army Reserves and was deployed to Afghanistan in 2014.