Frank Hollis Rivers Vincent (born 3 October 1937) is a retired Australian jurist, who was a Court of Appeals justice at the

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from 2001 to 2009. He obtaining a Bachelor of Laws from the

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Law School. He was appointed Judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria on 30 April 1985, and elevated to the Court of Appeals in 2001. From 2001 to 2009, he was also Chancellor of Victoria University in Melbourne. Vincent retired from the Court on 20 August 2009. In the

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he was appointed

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- General Division “for service to the judiciary and the law as a contributor to the reform of penal and parole systems, the rehabilitation of offenders, and Indigenous Australians involved with the criminal justice system; and to education as Chancellor of Victoria University, including efforts to increase educational opportunities for disadvantaged youth.” Since 2012, Vincent has been a commissioner on the

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. He is married to Dawn (née Eustace), and they have two daughters.

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1937 births Living people Judges of the Supreme Court of Victoria Academic staff of Monash University Academic staff of the Victoria University, Melbourne Officers of the Order of Australia Australian King's Counsel {{Australia-law-bio-stub