James Johnson Lindley (January 1, 1822 – April 18, 1891) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.
Born in Mansfield, Ohio, Lindley moved with his parents to Cynthiana, Kentucky, in 1836.
Commissioned to investigate the condition of Iowa troops serving in the Civil War.
After the war practiced his profession in Chicago until 1868, when he moved to St. Louis, Missouri.
He served as judge of the circuit court of the eighth judicial district of Missouri in 1871–1883.