Donald L. Corbin

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Donald Louis Corbin (March 29, 1938 – December 12, 2016) was an American judge and politician.

Donald L. Corbin
Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court
In office
2005–2014
Member of the Arkansas Court of Appeals
In office
1991–2001
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
In office
1971–1981
Personal details
Born
Donald Louis Corbin

(1938-03-28)March 28, 1938
Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S.
DiedDecember 12, 2016(2016-12-12) (aged 78)
Cause of deathLung cancer
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materUniversity of Arkansas
ProfessionPolitician, judge
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Marine Corps
Years of service1959

Born in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Corbin moved to San Diego, California with his parents when his father joined the United States Navy. They then moved back to Arkansas and settled in Lewisville, Arkansas and then Texarkana, Arkansas. Corbin served in the United States Marine Corps in 1959. He then received his bachelor's and law degrees from University of Arkansas. He practiced law in Lewisville, Arkansas. From 1971 to 1981, Corbin served in the Arkansas House of Representatives and was a Democrat. He then served in the Arkansas Court of Appeals from 1991 to 2001. Corbin then served as a justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court and was appointed to the position in 2005.[1][2] He retired at the end of his term in 2014 after suffering a heart attack in 2010 and having a cancerous tumor removed from one of his lungs in 2011. He died on December 12, 2016, from lung cancer.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Supreme Court Justices". Archived from the original on August 13, 2014. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
  2. ^ Encyclopedia of Arkansas-Donald Louis Corbin
  3. ^ Former Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Donald Corbin dies at 78
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