Charles Joseph Doherty, PC, KC (May 11, 1855 – July 28, 1931) was a Canadian politician, lawyer, and judge from Quebec.

He attended St. Mary's (Jesuit) College and received a Bachelor of Laws degree from McGill University in 1876 winning the Elizabeth Torrance Gold Medal for highest academic achievement.

He was a candidate for the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for the electoral district of Montreal West in the 1881 election, but was defeated.

[2] He worked as a lawyer and also taught civil and International law at McGill University prior to being appointed a judge on the Quebec Superior Court from 1891 until 1906.

[2] During this time he served as the president of the main Irish fraternal organization in Montreal, St. Patrick's Society in 1902 and 1903.