Robert K. Corbin

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Robert K. Corbin
Corbin in 2014
21st Attorney General of Arizona
In office
January 1979 – January 1991
Governor
Preceded byJack LaSota
Succeeded byGrant Woods
Personal details
BornRobert Keith Corbin
(1928-11-17)November 17, 1928
Worthington, Indiana, U.S.
DiedSeptember 9, 2025(2025-09-09) (aged 96)
Arizona, U.S.
PartyRepublican
Spouse(s)
Helen Corbin
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(m. 1959; died 2008)​

Lori Klein
Children3
Alma materIndiana University Bloomington
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Navy
Service years1946–1948

Robert Keith Corbin (November 17, 1928 – September 9, 2025) was an American lawyer and politician from the state of Arizona who served as Attorney General of Arizona. He later served as president of the National Rifle Association of America from 1992 until 1993.[1]

Early life and education

Corbin was born in Worthington, Indiana, on November 17, 1928. After completing high school he joined the United States Navy in 1946. He later attended Indiana University Bloomington.[2]

Career

Corbin started working as a Maricopa Deputy County Attorney in 1958. He was elected Maricopa County Attorney in 1964 and served one term. He was elected to the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors in 1972, and Attorney General in November 1978 and served until his retirement in January 1991, holding that office longer than any other elected official.

Attorney general

Corbin prosecuted Republican Governor Evan Mecham for misusing campaign contributions. Charges were dismissed after Mecham was impeached.[3]

In 1987, Corbin indicted former congressman Sam Steiger for extorting a member of the parole board. Steiger was convicted but it was overturned on appeal.[1]

Personal life and death

Corbin was married to Republican National Committee woman Lori Klein Corbin.[4] Corbin was married to Helen Corbin from 1959 until her death in 2008. They had three daughters: Deborah, Lori, and Kathy.

Corbin died from cardiac arrest at his home in Arizona, on September 9, 2025, at the age of 96.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Dean, Paul (May 18, 1994). "The Straight Shooter : Retiring NRA Chief Bob Corbin Led as He Lives: No Compromises and Never Surrender". Archived from the original on November 28, 2015 – via LA Times.
  2. ↑ "77 from County Enrolled at I. U.", The Linton Daily Citizen, Linton, Indiana, volume XLVIII, number 228, December 8, 1948, page 8. (subscription required)
  3. ↑ Robert Lindsay (January 12, 1988). "Mecham Seems Contrite in a Speech". New York Times. Phoenix, Arizona. Archived from the original on May 25, 2015. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  4. ↑ "National Committeewoman Lori Klein Corbin – GOP". GOP.com. Archived from the original on November 27, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Robert 'Bob' Corbin, long-serving former Arizona attorney general, dies at 96". AZ Central. September 9, 2025.