John Vincent (Kentucky politician)

John Vincent
Judge of the 32nd Kentucky Circuit Court
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 16, 2018
Preceded byC. David Hagerman
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
from the 100th district
In office
June 1996 – January 1, 2009
Preceded byDon Farley
Succeeded byKevin Sinnette
Personal details
Political partyRepublican

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.

  1. ^ "Republicans win 3 of 3 special elections". The Lexington Herald-Leader. June 26, 1996. p. B3.
  2. ^ "House honors retiring lawmakers". The Lexington Herald-Leader Blog. April 15, 2008.
  3. ^ Malloy, David (January 18, 2018). "Former Kentucky state representative sworn in as Boyd County judge". The Herald-Dispatch. Retrieved February 2, 2024.