Martin J. Sheehan is an American politician and jurist from Kentucky who was a member of the

Kentucky House of Representatives The Kentucky House of Representatives is the lower house of the Kentucky General Assembly. It is composed of 100 Representatives elected from single-member districts throughout the Commonwealth. Not more than two counties can be joined to form ...

from 1989 to 1994, a judge of the 16th Kentucky District Court from 1994 to 2007, and a judge of the 16th

Kentucky Circuit Court The Kentucky Circuit Courts are the state courts of general jurisdiction in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Jurisdiction and bench The Circuit Courts are trial courts with original jurisdiction in cases involving capital offenses and other felonies; ...

from 2007 to 2015. Sheehan was first elected to the house in 1988 after incumbent representative Joseph U. Meyer ran successfully for the

Kentucky Senate The Kentucky Senate is the upper house of the Kentucky General Assembly. The Kentucky Senate is composed of 38 members elected from single-member districts throughout the Commonwealth. There are no term limits for Kentucky Senators. The Kentu ...

. In 1993 Sheehan was elected to the 16th district court. He was elected to the 16th circuit court in 2007 to fill an unexpired term and did not seek reelection in 2014.

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Living people 21st-century American judges 20th-century American judges 20th-century American legislators Year of birth missing (living people) Democratic Party members of the Kentucky House of Representatives {{Kentucky-politician-stub