James McPherson Proctor (September 4, 1882 – September 17, 1953) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and previously was an associate justice of the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia.

He was in private practice in Washington, D.C. from 1913 to 1931, serving as a Special Assistant United States Attorney General from 1929 to 1931.

He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 25, 1931, and received his commission on March 2, 1931.

His service terminated on March 5, 1948, due to his elevation to the District of Columbia Circuit.

[1] Proctor was nominated by President Harry S. Truman on February 2, 1948, to an Associate Justice seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from June 25, 1948) vacated by Associate Justice Harold Montelle Stephens.