James Fisher Trotter (November 5, 1802 – March 9, 1866) was a United States senator from Mississippi.

James Fisher Trotter was born on November 5, 1802, in Brunswick County, Virginia.

He moved to eastern Tennessee,[1] attended private schools, and studied law.

From 1839 to 1842, Trotter was judge of the Mississippi Supreme Court,[3] having been appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Justice Daniel W. Wright, and then elected in 1839 to a six-year term.

[1] He resigned in 1842 and moved to Holly Springs, where he resumed the practice of law.