(Oregon City, OR) -- Governor Kate Brown is appointing John Wentworth to be the next Clackamas County District Attorney. The current DA, John Foote, is retiring effective December 31st. The Governor's appointment will allow Wentworth to assume the office a few days early which will help with the transition. Wentworth is a graduate of Clackamas High School, OSU and the Northwestern School of Law at Lewis and Clark College.