Today Governor Terry Branstad has appointed Shawn Showers to the District Court.

Showers will fill the seat in the 8A Judicial District that was created when the Honorable Daniel Wilson retired. Showers is currently the Washington County Attorney and was elected in 2014. He received his law degree from Washburn University School of Law and his undergraduate degree from the University of Iowa. The district includes Washington, Keokuk, Appanoose, Davis, Jefferson, Mahaska, Monroe, Poweshiek, Van Buren and Wapello Counties.