Isaac Fletcher Redfield (April 10, 1804 – March 23, 1876) was an American lawyer, judge, and legal scholar.

A native of Weathersfield, Vermont, Redfield was raised and educated in Coventry and graduated from Dartmouth College in 1825.

[3] He then began attendance at Dartmouth College, teaching schools and producing and selling maple sugar to pay his tuition.

[4] During the early years of his practice, Redfield developed expertise in special pleading, and as a result was frequently retained by other attorneys to draft their written pleas and motions.

[5] He was reelected annually until 1852, when he was promoted to chief justice, and was succeeded by Milo Lyman Bennett.

[5] He succeeded Stephen Royce as chief justice, and served until 1859, when he declined to be considered for another term.

[5] He became an editor of the American Law Register and authored or co-authored many journal articles and books.

[5] Redfield's academic work concentrated largely on the fields of railroad law and medical jurisprudence.

[5] He carried out this assignment through 1868 and spent most of that time in England and France negotiating with the governments of those countries.

[11] Redfield Proctor, who served as governor of Vermont, United States Secretary of War, and a U.S.