Sir John Arthur Dalziel Owen (22 November 1925 – 9 December 2010) was a British barrister and High Court judge.
He was educated at Solihull School, then went to Brasenose College, Oxford, before being called up for military service during the Second World War.
After a brief stint in the Royal Navy, he was commissioned into the 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles, and served in India in the run-up to Partition.
He became a Queen's Counsel in 1970, and joined Michael Davis QC's chambers at Harcourt Buildings, Temple.
He was also a member of the Senate of the Inns of Court and the Bar from 1977 to 1980 and Chairman of the West Midlands Area Mental Health Review Tribunal from 1972 to 1980.
In 1973, Owen defended Father Patrick Fell, a Catholic priest accused of being an IRA commander.