Athol Railton Richardson OBE, QC (15 May 1897 – 22 May 1982) was an Australian politician and judge.

Richardson jnr served in World War I in the 2nd and 4th squadrons of the Australian Flying Corps in France from 1917 till 1919.

He married Isabel McCrea Watson on 23 February 1928 and had one daughter and one son.

[1] Richardson entered politics by contesting and winning the Electoral district of Ashfield for the United Australia Party at the 1935 election.

During his judicial tenure, Richardson remained a member of the Liberal Party; Tom Hughes describes him as a man of 'orderly habits', but criticises him as 'a well-meaning man who gained marks only for sincerity and effort'.