James Douglas Higgins, QC (December 4, 1913 – October 10, 1974) was a lawyer, politician, judge and athlete.
The son of William J. Higgins and Mary Patricia McGirr, he was born in St. John's and was educated at Saint Bonaventure's College and Memorial University.
Higgins studied law with Charles Edward Hunt and was called to the Newfoundland bar in 1937.
[1] Higgins chaired a 1966 Royal Commission which recommended an increase in the minimum wage and various other changes to the provincial labour laws.
On October 9, 1974, Higgins was named chairman of the board of governors for the Newfoundland Sports Hall of Fame.