James William Norton-Kyshe

James William Norton-Kyshe (1855–1920) was a British barrister and legal author.

The Registrar of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong from 1895 to 1904, he published a number of law books including the compendious and oft-cited History of the Laws and Courts of Hong Kong (1898).

Norton-Kyshe commenced work as a clerk in the office of his stepfather, James Henry Slade, a solicitor.

After holding various appointments in Mauritius, he was promoted to the position of Deputy Registrar in Penang.

In 1892, he was appointed Sheriff of Singapore and, in 1895, Registrar of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong.