Arthur Lance Tompkins QC (18 December 1895 – 22 January 1977) was a New Zealand judge.

[2] On 7 April 1926, he married Marjorie Rees Manning at St Peter's Cathedral in Hamilton.

His studies were interrupted by World War I; he served in France where he was gassed and suffered a hearing impairment.

[4] A prominent figure in Hamilton, Tompkins held a number of roles including: president of Birthright Hamilton, 1958–1961; founding trustee and president, in 1961–1962, of the Waikato Savings Bank; chairman of Bartholomew Timbers Ltd, 1938–1963; member of the Board of Governors of the Waikato Diocesan School for Girls, 1934–1963; and president and life member of the Hamilton Golf Club.

He also served as a judge of the Court of Appeal of Fiji and chairman of the Legal Aid Authority.