Frederick Victor Bruce-Lyle (6 August 1953 – 21 April 2016) was a

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

ian-born jurist who was a judge in several Caribbean countries. Born in

Accra Accra (; tw, Nkran; dag, Ankara; gaa, Ga or ''Gaga'') is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, , ...

, Ghana, Bruce-Lyle was the second son of Ghana's Supreme Court judge and Supreme Court judge of Zambia,

William Bruce-Lyle William Stacey Bruce-Lyle was a Ghanaian jurist, justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana and Justice of the Supreme Court of Zambia. Early life and education Bruce-Lyle was born on 13 October 1919 in Accra. His primary education was at Government B ...

, and the grandson of Sir Leslie McCarthy. He was educated at

Mfantsipim School Mfantsipim is an all-boys boarding secondary school in Cape Coast, Ghana, established by the Methodist Church in 1876 to foster intellectual, moral, and spiritual growth on the then Gold Coast. Its founding name was Wesleyan High School and ...

Cape Coast Cape Coast is a city, fishing port, and the capital of Cape Coast Metropolitan District and Central Region of Ghana. It is one of the country's most historic cities, a World Heritage Site, home to the Cape Coast Castle, with the Gulf of Guinea ...

, the

Accra Academy Accra Academy is a Non-denominational Christianity, non-denominational Day School, day and Boarding School, boarding Single-sex education, boys' school. It is located at Bubuashie near Kaneshie in the Greater Accra Region. The school was establishe ...

and the

University of Ghana The University of Ghana is a public university located in Accra, Ghana. It the oldest and largest of the thirteen Ghanaian national public universities. The university was founded in 1948 as the University College of the Gold Coast in the Br ...

, where he attained a

Bachelor of Laws Bachelor of Laws ( la, Legum Baccalaureus; LL.B.) is an undergraduate law degree in the United Kingdom and most common law jurisdictions. Bachelor of Laws is also the name of the law degree awarded by universities in the People's Republic of Chi ...

degree. From 1979 to 1984, Bruce-Lyle was a State advocate in

Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most cent ...

, before moving to the Caribbean where he served as a Magistrate in

Belize Belize (; bzj, Bileez) is a Caribbean and Central American country on the northeastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a wate ...

(1984–89);

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines () is an island country in the Caribbean. It is located in the southeast Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, which lie in the West Indies at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea wh ...

(1989–93); the

British Virgin Islands ) , anthem = "God Save the King" , song_type = Territorial song , song = "Oh, Beautiful Virgin Islands" , image_map = File:British Virgin Islands on the globe (Americas centered).svg , map_caption = , mapsize = 290px , image_map2 = Brit ...

(1993–97); and

Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda (, ) is a sovereign country in the West Indies. It lies at the juncture of the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean in the Leeward Islands part of the Lesser Antilles, at 17°N latitude. The country consists of two maj ...

(1997–99). He was a naturalised citizen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. In 1999, Bruce-Lyle was appointed by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission of the

Caribbean Community The Caribbean Community (CARICOM or CC) is an intergovernmental organization that is a political and economic union of 15 member states (14 nation-states and one dependency) throughout the Caribbean. They have primary objectives to promote econom ...

as a High Court Justice of the

Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is a superior court, superior court of record for the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), including six independent states: Antigua and Barbuda, t ...

based in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. In 2013, Bruce-Lyle became the longest serving High Court Judge. Bruce-Lyle died in Trinidad in 2016 after a brief illness.

Notes

References

Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines"Caribbean blacks ashamed of African heritage says Ghana-born judge"
''I-Witness News'', 2011-08-14. {{DEFAULTSORT:Bruce-Lyle, Frederick 1953 births 2016 deaths Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court justices Ghanaian judges on the courts of Antigua and Barbuda Ghanaian judges on the courts of Belize Ghanaian judges on the courts of the British Virgin Islands Saint Vincent and the Grenadines judges on the courts of Antigua and Barbuda Saint Vincent and the Grenadines judges on the courts of Belize Saint Vincent and the Grenadines judges on the courts of the British Virgin Islands Ghanaian emigrants to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Ghanaian expatriates in Zambia 20th-century Ghanaian judges Saint Vincent and the Grenadines judges University of Ghana alumni Alumni of the Accra Academy 20th-century Zambian lawyers Ghanaian judges of international courts and tribunals Bruce family of Ghana 21st-century Ghanaian lawyers