John Robert Innes CMG (4 September 1863 – 1 October 1948) was a British barrister, colonial judge and administrative service officer in British Malaya.
[1][2][3] Innes joined the civil service of the Straits Settlements in 1886 after competitive examination, and served in various administrative and legal posts including, in succession: assistant Indian Immigration Agent, Malacca (1889); District Officer, North Malacca (1890); acting Collector of Land Revenue and Magistrate, Malacca (1892); District Officer, South Malacca (1893); acting Collector of Land Revenue and Officer in Charge of Treasury, also acting Magistrate and Deputy Registrar of Supreme Court, Malacca (1893); acting Collector of Land Revenue, Singapore (1894); acted as Magistrate (1894-95), and as Official Assignee and Registrar of Deeds (1895); acting assistant Colonial Secretary (1895); Collector of Land Revenue, Penang (1897); acting Senior District Officer, Province Wellesley (1898); acting 1st Magistrate, Penang, and acting Inspector of Prisons, Straits Settlements (1898-99).
[1][2][3] In 1902, he was appointed Deputy Public Prosecutor, Straits Settlements and then Secretary to the Resident, Perak (1904); Acting Legal Adviser, Federated Malay States, and acted as Attorney General and Public Prosecutor, Straits Settlements (1906).
[2] In the following year, he was appointed Judicial Commissioner, Federated Malay States, and in 1915, was Judge of the Supreme Court, Straits Settlements.
Their daughter Olive Mary married Sir Andrew Caldecott.