Henry Moore Bates (March 30, 1869 – April 15, 1949) was an American lawyer.

He was dean of the University of Michigan Law School for 29 years.

He was president of the Association of American Law Schools (1912–13), a member of the Executive Committee of the American Institute of Criminal Law (1911–14), and president of the Order of the Coif (1913–16).

He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1938.

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