Ahorn Jay Cristol (better known as A. Jay Cristol; born 1930) is a Judge, Poet, Author and Pilot. He served as a Special Assistant Attorney General of Florida from 1959 to 1965 and as a trustee in bankruptcy from 1977 to 1985. He was appointed a Unites States Bankruptcy Judge for the Southern District of Florida on April 17, 1985, and served as the district's Chief Bankruptcy Judge from 1993 to 1999. He also served his country as a Captain in the Naval Reserve, with 38 ears of service in the diverse roles of both a carrier pilot and a lawyer.