Sir John Williams QC (10 February 1777 – 15 September 1846) was an English Whig politician, lawyer and judge,[1] known for overseeing the 1830s trials of the Tolpuddle Martyrs (R v Lovelass and Others), and the Flash Female Button Makers Union.

[10] On 28 February 1834 he was made a serjeant-at-law[11] and raised to the bench as one of the puisne barons of the Court of Exchequer, succeeding Sir John Bayley; he was knighted on 16 April 1834.

[12] On 29 April 1834 he transferred to the Court of King's Bench as puisne justice, exchanging places with Sir James Parke.

[1] He died on 14 September 1846 and was succeeded by Sir William Erle.

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