Vincent France was appointed to serve as the Arkansas Commissioner for the Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision in June 2023, by Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Mr. France also currently serves as Deputy General Counsel for the Arkansas Department of Corrections, with his primary focus being on probation and parole. Prior to joining the Department of Corrections, Mr. France spent over six years as a civil litigator for the Arkansas Attorney General’s Office. In this role, he primarily litigated cases defending the Department of Corrections and the Arkansas State Police. Mr. France also has significant experience in appellate law, and has argued cases before the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Arkansas Supreme Court, and the Tennessee Court of Appeals. Prior to joining the Arkansas Attorney General’s Office, Mr. France worked as a personal injury attorney for five years and spent a year as a deputy public defender.

Mr. France earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from the University of the Ozarks in May 2007. He was awarded his Juris Doctorate from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Bowen School of Law in December 2009.

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