William Milbourne James (judge)

Sir William Milbourne James
Painting of James as a young man, cropped from a larger painting
James as a young man
Vice-Chancellor
In office
2 January 1869 – 2 July 1870
Preceded bySir George Markham Giffard
Succeeded bySir James Bacon
Lord Justice of Appeal, Court of Appeal in Chancery
In office
2 July 1870 – 7 June 1881
Preceded bySir Charles Jasper Selwyn
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
In office
2 July 1870 – 7 June 1881
Personal details
Born29 June 1807
Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
Died7 June 1881 (aged 73)
47 Wimpole Street, London, England
Resting placeHighgate Cemetery
Children1 son and 1 daughter
RelativesAdmiral Sir William Milbourne James (grandson)
Charles Herbert James, MP (cousin)
William Otter, Bishop of Chichester (father-in-law)
Major-General George Salis-Schwabe (son-in-law)
EducationGlasgow University
Lincoln's Inn
OccupationJudge
ProfessionLawyer

Sir William Milbourne James, PC (29 June 1807 – 7 June 1881) was a Welsh barrister and judge. A Chancery specialist, he was appointed to the Court of Chancery of England in 1869. The next year, he was appointed Lord Justice of Appeal in Chancery (Lord Justice of Appeal from 1877), as well as a member of the Privy Council, serving until his death in 1881.