Sir James Dale Cassels (22 March 1877 – 7 February 1972) was a British judge, journalist and Conservative politician.
[1] He was the only son of Robert Cassels, assistant clerk at the Bow Street Magistrates' Court.
He was leading counsel for the defence in the celebrated murder trial of Sidney Harry Fox, but was unable to secure an acquittal.
[1] He served as a special Commissioner of Assize at Norwich in 1961 and at the Central Criminal Court in 1962, clearing a backlog of cases.
He was survived by his third wife, Deodora née Croft, and by a son (also a judge) and daughter from his second marriage.