Charles Skerrett
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| Sir Charles Skerrett | |
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| In office 1 February 1926 – 13 February 1929 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Stout |
| Succeeded by | Michael Myers |
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| Born | 2 September 1863 India,  India |
| Died | 13 February 1929 at sea |
Sir Charles Perrin Skerrett KCMG, KC (2 September 1863 – 13 February 1929) was the fifth Chief Justice of New Zealand, from 1926 to 1929.
He was born in India, and came to New Zealand when he was 12. He was educated at Wellington College, then joined the Post Office, then Treasury, then the Department of Justice as a clerk in the Wellington Magistrates’ Court.
He was articled to Buller, Lewis & Gully and admitted to the bar in 1884. He went into private practice, and in 1907 when the first King’s Counsel was appointed in New Zealand was among the first to take silk. From 1918 to 1926 he was President of the New Zealand Law Society.
On 1 February 1926 he was appointed Chief Justice, and was created K.C.M.G. in 1927.
He left for London in 1929, and died at sea on the Port Denison. He was unmarried.
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