Sir Richard Cayley (22 April 1833 – 5 April 1908) was a British lawyer who served as the 14th Chief Justice of Ceylon and 14th Queen's Advocate of Ceylon. Richard Cayley was born on 22 April 1833, the son of Edward Cayley and Frances Twopenny. He was educated at Stamford School between 1842 and 1851 before going up to St John's College, Cambridge in 1851. In 1882 he returned to England, initially on ill-health leave, and then retiring. He was knighted in June that year. He was succeeded as Chief Justice by Jacobus de Wet. He died on 5 April 1908 aged 74.