John Frederick Archbold (1785–1870) was a barrister and legal writer. He was the first editor of the English criminal law textbook Archbold Criminal Pleading, Evidence and Practice, which is still routinely used in court today.

The New System of Criminal Procedure, Pleading and Evidence in Indictable Cases, as Founded on Lord Campbell's Act, 14 & 15 Vict. C. 100, and Other Recent Statutes
1852

Archbold's Parish Officer and Shaw's Parish Law. Fourth edition. By James Paterson
1864

A Complete Practical Treatise on Criminal Procedure, Pleading, and Evidence, in Indictable Cases
1877