Charles Layman Terry Jr. (September 17, 1900 – February 6, 1970) was an American lawyer and politician from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware.

He then served as associate justice of the Delaware Superior Court from December 7, 1938, until April 29, 1957, and, as President Judge from that date, until July 23, 1962.

Henry R. Horsey and William Duffy in their article on the Delaware Courts described Terry's tenure as Judge as follows: "In his twenty-five years on the bench, Judge Terry, or just plain "Charlie" as he preferred to be called, was, through his knowledge of the legislative process and influence with the General Assembly, instrumental in obtaining numerous judicial reforms.

Terry had political ambitions and with the support of the incumbent governor, Elbert N. Carvel, resigned as chief justice.

Terry went to the Delaware General Assembly and demanded and received the authority to declare a state of emergency with crowd control powers.

While all this was simmering, students at Delaware State College in Dover shouted down Terry during a speech and briefly occupied the administration building.

He campaigned for a second term and only narrowly lost, believing an October heart attack and a rezoning dispute in Sussex County cost him the election.

However, 1968 was a Republican sweep, and Russell W. Peterson, a chemist from New Castle County, was able to defeat him by 2,114 votes, undoubtedly helped by a large number of Democrats in Wilmington who were seeking new leadership to end the tension and violence.