| James L. Graham | |
| Office: | Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio |
| Term Start: | August 31, 2004 |
| Office1: | Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio |
| Term Start1: | 2003 |
| Term End1: | 2004 |
| Predecessor1: | Walter Herbert Rice |
| Successor1: | Sandra Beckwith |
| Office2: | Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio |
| Term Start2: | September 26, 1986 |
| Term End2: | August 31, 2004 |
| Appointer2: | Ronald Reagan |
| Predecessor2: | Robert Morton Duncan |
| Successor2: | Michael H. Watson |
| Birth Place: | Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Education: | Ohio State University (BA, JD) |
James L. Graham (born 1939) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.
Graham was born in Columbus, Ohio. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Ohio State University in 1962 and a Juris Doctor from Ohio State University College of Law that same year. He was thereafter in private practice in Columbus until 1986.
On August 15, 1986, Graham was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio vacated by Judge Robert Morton Duncan. Graham was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 25, 1986, and received his commission the following day. He served as chief judge from 2003 to 2004, assuming senior status on August 31, 2004.
Like many district judges on senior status, Graham occasionally serves with the court of appeals on a rotating basis. While serving with the Sixth Circuit, he supplied a dissenting opinion on a decision upholding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act mandate to purchase health insurance.