| James Richard Weinman | |
| Office: | Member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon |
| Birth Date: | c. 1854 |
| Birth Place: | Peradeniya, Ceylon |
| Nationality: | Ceylonese (Sri Lankan) |
| Spouse: | Alice Maude Johnson (m.1883) |
| Relations: | John Weinman (father) Julia née de Wolf (mother) |
| Children: | James Coleo, John Johnson, Leonard Owen |
| Alma Mater: | Colombo Academy |
James Richard Weinman (c. 1854 – 19 October 1934) was a Ceylonese (Sri Lankan) lawyer, judge and legislator. He was a member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon and had served as District Judge of Colombo.[1]
Weinman was born in about 1854 in Peradeniya, the eldest son of John George Weinman and Julia Elizabeth née de Wolf.[2] He was educated at the Colombo Academy and read law under Charles Ferdinands (the first Solicitor General of Ceylon) and James de Alwis. He served as an Advocate,[3] before taking positions as Commissioner of Court of Requests, Police Magistrate, additional District Judge and then District Judge of Colombo.[4] [5]