Roy N. Vance

Roy N. Vance
Vance, c. 1982
Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court
In office January 3, 1983 – January 7, 1991
Preceded by	Boyce G. Clayton
Succeeded by	Thomas B. Spain
Judge of the Kentucky Court of Appeals
In office August 19, 1976 – January 3, 1983
Preceded by	Court established
Succeeded by	Bill Paxton
Commonwealth's Attorney of the 2nd Kentucky Circuit Court
In office November 28, 1953 – January 6, 1958
Preceded by	Mahlon Shelbourne
Succeeded by	James Moore
McCracken County Attorney
In office January 2, 1950 – November 28, 1953
Preceded by	John Kirksey
Succeeded by	Pelham McMurry
Personal details
Born	(1921-11-14) November 14, 1921 McCracken County, Kentucky
Died	January 17, 2007(2007-01-17) (aged 85) Vero Beach, Florida
Alma mater	University of Kentucky College of Law
Profession	Attorney

Roy Newton Vance Jr. (November 14, 1921 – January 17, 2007) was a justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court from 1983 to 1991.

Vance was born in McCracken County, Kentucky. He graduated from the University of Kentucky law school and joined the army. Due to a special statute, he was the only person admitted to the state bar before the age of 21. Vance served as McCracken County Attorney from 1950 to 1953, then as Commonwealth's Attorney from 1953 to 1958. He was commissioner for the old Court of Appeals from 1970 to 1976, when he became a judge on the court when it was created in a constitutional amendment. He served in this capacity until joining the state supreme court in 1983.

Vance died on January 17, 2007, in Vero Beach, Florida. He is survived by his wife Euleen; two daughters, Linda and Terry; and a son, Newton.