Samuel Joelah Tribble (November 15, 1869 – December 8, 1916) was an American politician and lawyer.

He was a member of the Demosthenian Literary Society and graduated in 1891 with a Bachelor of Law (LL.B.)

He was admitted to the state bar that same year and began practice in Athens.

In 1904, he became the solicitor general of the western circuit of Georgia and served in that capacity until 1908.

He won re-election to that seat for two additional terms and served from March 4, 1911, until his death while in office on December 8, 1916, in Washington, D.C. Tribble was buried in Oconee Hill Cemetery in Athens, Georgia.