Public Officials
- James McNair Baker (1821–1892), American jurist and politician; Whig from Florida; served in Confederate Senate during the Civil War
- James Addison Baker the elder (1821–1897), American jurist and politician in Texas
- James A. Baker (1931–2008), American jurist who served on the Texas Supreme Court from 1995 to 2003
- James Baker (Canadian politician) (1830–1906), British soldier and politician in British Columbia, Canada
- James M. Baker (mayor) (born 1942), American political figure; Democratic mayor of Wilmington, Delaware since 2001
- James Marion Baker (1861–1940), Eleventh Secretary of the United States Senate
- James A. Baker (government attorney), American government official at Department of Justice; Counsel for Intelligence Policy since 2001
- James H. Baker (1829–1913), Republican politician who was Ohio Secretary of State and Minnesota Secretary of State
- Jim Baker (politician), Canadian legislator; Progressive Conservative from Labrador West; in Newfoundland/Labrador House of Assembly
- James E. Baker, Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
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