Prominent Attorney Dr. J. S. Archibald QC has died
The cause of death is unknown at this time.
Dr. Archibald who was called to the bar in 1960 in St. Kitts and Nevis migrated from his homeland in Nevis and continued to practice law in the Virgin Islands; his experience having taken him through all court levels of the Caribbean, from the Magistrate’s Court to the Court of Appeal and also to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in England.
Dr. Archibald was also credited with taking the name of the Virgin Islands further afield through his exceptional competence and finesse to not only balance his propriety for law, but also through lending his accomplishments within the law to the Territory.
According to his biography, read by Attorney Ayanna S. Hull when he was honoured last year by the New Life Baptist Church in Duffs Bottom, Dr. Archibald had served as one of the first Presidents of the BVI Bar Association and also the OECS Bar Association where he helped in shaping the rules and guidelines for ethical practices and behaviour of barristers and solicitors who were admitted to practice at the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court.
Dr Archibald also served in the Virgin Islands as the High Court Registrar, Magistrate, Senior Crown Counsel, President of the Civil Service Association, Director of Public Prosecutions, Attorney General and Member of both the Executive and Legislative Councils.
Attorney Archibald was the husband of current Deputy Governor of the Virgin Islands V. Inez Archibald.
The Staff, Management and Board of Directors of Virgin Islands News Online offer our sincere condolences to the bereaved family on the passing of Dr. Archibald.
Acting Premier remembers Dr. J. S. Archibald
Acting Premier, Dr the Honourable Kedrick D. Pickering in a statement today April 4, 2014 said the Government of the Virgin Islands joins the Territory in mourning the passing of Dr. Joseph S. Archibald, QC.
“We extend condolences to his wife, Deputy Governor of the Virgin Islands, V. Inez Archibald and the family in this time of bereavement,” the statement said.
“Dr. Archibald, QC was highly intelligent; he had a brilliant mind and was one of the best conversationalists I have ever known,” said Hon Pickering in the statement.
“He was a legend of his era and one of the most renowned legal minds in the Caribbean,” he said.
“Dr. Archibald, QC will truly be missed throughout the British Virgin Islands and the Caribbean. On behalf of the Government of the Virgin Islands, may God bless and comfort the family of Dr. Joseph S. Archibald during this difficult time,” concluded Dr Pickering’s statement.
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Mrs. V I pray that you and the family find comfort in this sad moment.
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My condolence to the Archibald family as they mourn the passing of very great legal mind.
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