Sir Ralph John Morton, CMG, OBE, MC (2 August 1896 – 7 March 1985) was a Southern Rhodesian lawyer and judge.
During the First World War, he fought with the Royal Field Artillery and received the Military Cross in 1918.
Moving to Southern Rhodesia, Morton became Salisbury's first civil prosecutor in 1927, and became a government legal adviser the following year.
[1] At the time of his retirement, he was the senior puisne on the High Court, having allegedly been passed over for Chief Justice due to his perceived leniency in sentencing.
[2][3] After retiring, Morton chaired a commission of inquiry into Rhodesia's medical and health services.