Joseph Archibald
Dr. Joseph Samuel Archibald,
Attorney General
.
Biography
Archibald was a native of
Queen's Counsel in 1980.[3]
Archibald moved from
Chief Justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court at the time.[3] Archibald also served as a commissioner on the committee which appoints judges to the Caribbean Court of Justice.[3]
Archibald was one of the first presidents of the
CARICOM Regional Judicial and Legal Services Commission in 2010.[2]
In 1987, he served as the 13th World Law Conference's chairman of the Constitutional Committee at the convention in
United States Constitution and its effect on the Constitutions of Asia".[3] He also delivered the inaugural Sir Archibald Nedd Memorial Lecture on 26 July 1996, in Grenada.[3]
Archibald was honoured by the
LL.B students since 1990.[3] In October 2005, the University of the West Indies bestowed him with an honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws.[3]
Dr. Archibald died on 3 April 2014, in McNamara,
Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis Denzil Douglas.[3] Archibald was buried at the Road Town cemetery.[3]
References
- ^ Archibald received an honorary doctorate from the University of the West Indies. Despite the social convention on honorary doctorates, he preferred during his lifetime to be addressed as "Dr Archibald".
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Son of the Soil Dr. Joseph S. Archibald, QC Dies". The St. Kitts-Nevis Observer. 4 April 2014. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Hundreds Bid Farewell To Dr. Joseph S. Archibald, QC". BVI Platinum. 26 April 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ "Mrs. V. Inez Archibald, Function: Deputy Governor". Government of the British Virgin Islands. Archived from the original on 3 May 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.