| Kelsey Friend | |
| Office: | Judge of the 35th Kentucky District Court |
| Term Start: | January 2000 |
| Term End: | January 2019 |
| Predecessor: | Larry E. Thompson |
| Successor: | T. J. May |
| State House1: | Kentucky |
| District1: | 93rd |
| Term Start1: | January 1, 1995 |
| Term End1: | January 1, 1997 |
| Predecessor1: | Clayton Little |
| Successor1: | Chris Ratliff |
| Party: | Democratic |
Kelsey Friend Jr. is an American politician from Kentucky who was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1995 to 1997 and a judge of the 35th District Court from 2000 to 2019. Friend was elected to the house in 1994 after incumbent representative Clayton Little retired.[1] He was defeated for reelection in 1996 by Republican Chris Ratliff. Friend served in the General Assembly with his father Kelsey Friend Sr., who was also defeated in 1996.[2]
Friend became a judge of the 35th District Court in 2000 after incumbent judge Larry E. Thompson was elected to the Circuit Court.[3] He retired in 2018.