Joel Parker (January 25, 1795 – August 17, 1875) was an American jurist from New Hampshire.

Joel Parker was born at Jaffrey, New Hampshire on January 25, 1795.

[3] He studied at Groton Academy,[2] In 1840 he was chairman of the committee on the revision of the New Hampshire statutes.

Nevertheless, he opposed during the American Civil War the exercise by President Abraham Lincoln of what he deemed unconstitutional powers.

Joel Parker died in Cambridge, Massachusetts on August 17, 1875.