Sir Joseph Turner Hutchinson (28 March 1850 – 20 January 1924) was an English judge who served as the 19th Chief Justice of Ceylon.

He was born on 28 March 1850 in Braystones, Cumberland, England to Isaac Hutchinson and Hannah Turner.

Admitted to Christ's College, Cambridge 11 October 1869, he gained a B.A.

[2] He was appointed Queen's Advocate for the Gold Coast Colony in 1888 and promoted to Chief Justice the following year.

Upon his retirement in 1911, he returned to Cumberland, where he was appointed High Sheriff for the year of 1918.