Julian Codman (September 21, 1870 – December 30, 1932),[1] was an American lawyer who was a vigorous opponent of Prohibition who was also involved with the Anti-Imperialist League.

He was the son of Col. Charles Russell Codman (1829–1918), a colonel in the Union Army who commanded the 45th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, and Lucy Lyman Paine Sturgis (1833–1907).

[1] His maternal grandfather was Russell Sturgis, a wealthy Boston merchant active in the China trade,[4] and his uncle was noted architect and builder John Hubbard Sturgis,[3] who designed the Codman House in Lincoln, Massachusetts and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, along with Charles Brigham.

[1] He also served as a vice-president of the Associated Charities, headed the Constitutional Liberty League, was counsel for the Joint Legislative Committee, and was a notable foe of prohibition.

[1] Codman co-wrote Secretary Root's Record: "Marked Severities" in Philippine Warfare.