James Powers (October 1785 – January 3, 1868) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Greene Co.) in 1816 and 1822.
He was a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1846.
He was buried at the Village Cemetery in Catskill.
His daughter Frances (1815–1854) was married to Nelson Beardsley (1807–1894), son of State Senator John Beardsley.