| Clifton Rhodes Bratcher | |
| Office: | Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky |
| Term Start: | 1976 |
| Term End: | 1977 |
| Predecessor: | James Fleming Gordon |
| Successor: | Charles M. Allen |
| Office1: | Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky |
| Term Start1: | October 16, 1970 |
| Term End1: | July 25, 1977 |
| Appointer1: | Richard Nixon |
| Predecessor1: | Seat established by 84 Stat. 294 |
| Successor1: | Thomas A. Ballantine Jr. |
| Birth Name: | Clifton Rhodes Bratcher |
| Birth Date: | 23 December 1917 |
| Birth Place: | Morgantown, Kentucky |
| Education: | University of Louisville School of Law (LL.B.) |
Clifton Rhodes Bratcher (December 23, 1917 – July 25, 1977) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky.
Born in Morgantown, Kentucky, Bratcher was a Sergeant in the United States Army during World War II, from 1941 to 1945, and then received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Louisville School of Law in 1947. He was the county attorney of Butler County in Morgantown, Kentucky from 1950 to 1953. He was a Chief Assistant United States Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky from 1953 to 1955, thereafter entering private practice in Owensboro, Kentucky from 1956 to 1970.
On October 7, 1970, Bratcher was nominated by President Richard Nixon to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky created by 84 Stat. 294. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 13, 1970, and received his commission on October 16, 1970. He served as Chief Judge from 1976 until his death on July 25, 1977.