John Vincent | |
Office: | Judge of the 32nd Kentucky Circuit Court |
Term Start: | January 16, 2018 |
Predecessor: | C. David Hagerman |
State House1: | Kentucky |
District1: | 100th |
Term Start1: | June 1996 |
Term End1: | January 1, 2009 |
Predecessor1: | Don Farley |
Successor1: | Kevin Sinnette |
Party: | Republican |
John Vincent is an American politician and jurist from Kentucky who was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1996 to 2009. Since 2018 he has been a judge of the 32nd Kentucky Circuit Court.
Vincent was first elected to the house in a June 1996 special election following the death of incumbent representative Don Farley.[1] He did not seek reelection in 2008 and was succeeded by Democrat Kevin Sinnette.[2]
In January 2018 he was appointed to the court by governor Matt Bevin in order to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of C. David Hagerman.[3] He was elected to the remainder of the term in November 2018 and to a full eight-year term in 2022.