Dr. Joseph Samuel Archibald, QC[1] (27 January 1934 – 3 April 2014) was a Saint Kittitian-born British Virgin Islander jurist, lawyer, registrar, magistrate, former Director of Public Prosecutions, and former Attorney General.
[2] He settled on Tortola and founded his law practice, J. S. Archibald and Co.[2] He served in several legal positions in the British Virgin Islands, including tenures as Magistrate, Registrar, Director of Public Prosecutions, Crown Attorney (now known as the Attorney General of the British Virgin Islands), High Court Judge and Court of Appeal judge.
[2][3] In the early 1990s, Archibald was recommended as a potential successor for Sir Lascelles Robotham, who was retiring as Chief Justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court at the time.
[2] As president of the OECS Bar Association, Archibald oversaw the ethical standards and rules under which new solicitors and barristers must adhere to to practice before the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court.
[2] He was survived by his wife of 48 years, V. Inez Archibald, who has served as the Deputy Governor of the British Virgin Islands since 2008;[3][5] their three daughters, and five grandchildren.