Elliott Northcott (April 26, 1869 – January 3, 1946) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

[1] Northcott was admitted to the West Virginia bar and began a private legal practice in 1891.

The United States Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Colombia from 1909 to 1911, he held a similar position in Nicaragua in 1911, and then transferred to a similar position with respect to Venezuela (1911 to 1913).

[2] Northcott received a recess appointment from President Calvin Coolidge on April 6, 1927, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit vacated by Judge John Carter Rose.

He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 15, 1927, and received his commission the same day.