Edward King (January 31, 1794 – May 8, 1873) was an American lawyer and president judge of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.

In 1825, King was named president judge of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.

President John Tyler nominated King to the U.S. Supreme Court on June 5, 1844.

Because of political pressures between Tyler and Congress, the Senate voted to postpone its consideration, and King withdrew his nomination.

King retired from the bench in 1852 and was appointed to a commission that revised the criminal code of Pennsylvania.