Albin W. Norblad

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Albin Walter Norblad III (born 1939) is an attorney in the U.S. state of Oregon, and a sitting judge of the Oregon Circuit Court for the 3rd judicial district, in Marion County at Salem. His current term expires January 1, 2007. ^[1] ^[2] He bears the name of his father, A. Walter Norblad, and his grandfather, A. W. Norblad, both prominent Oregon attorneys and politicians.

Norblad holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Oregon and a law degree from the Willamette University College of Law. Before becoming a state court judge, he had served as a municipal court judge and a deputy district attorney.^[3]

His lengthy career as a jurist has included a number of controversial and high profile cases, including a 1994 decision upholding a state law banning enforcement of local anti-gay rights ordinances. As a juvenile court judge during the 1970's, Norblad made hundreds of unpopular decisions, reportedly sending more youths to MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility than any other judge in the state.^[3]

The judge was disciplined by the Oregon Commission on Judicial Fitness and Disability in 2002 with a thirty-day suspension following a drunk driving incident, an action which was upheld on appeal to the state Supreme Court. ^[4]

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^ Circuit Court Judges by District (HTML). Oregon Blue Book (Online). Oregon Secretary of State (2006). Retrieved on 2006-12-14.
^ Marion County Circuit Court: Judges and Judicial Staff (HTML). Oregon Judicial Department (Official website). Oregon Judicial Department (2006). Retrieved on 2006-12-14.
^ ^a ^b Taylor, Kate; Lavelle Svart (December 5, 1998). Adoption case judge focuses on law (HTML). OregonLive. reprinted from The Oregonian. Retrieved on 2006-12-14.
^ Decision: In re The Honorable Albin W. Norblad (CJFD 00-010; SC S48522) (HTML). Oregon Judicial Department Appellate Court Opinions. Oregon Judicial Department (2002). Retrieved on 2006-12-14.