John Lochiel Robson CBE (4 June 1909 – 17 September 1993) was a New Zealand senior public servant and penal reformer.
Returning to New Zealand he rose through the public service, serving as Secretary for Justice from 1960 to 1969, where he pursued a progressive penal policy.
[1][2] After his retirement, Robson founded the Institute of Criminology at Victoria University of Wellington.
[1][2] In 1936, Robson was a founding member of New Zealand Institute of Public Administration, and served as its president between 1954 and 1955.
In the 1968 Queen's Birthday Honours, Robson was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, in recognition of his service as Secretary of Justice.