Knut Blom was a Norwegian judge. He served as a Supreme Court Justice

Supreme Court of Norway

The Supreme Court of Norway was established in 1815 on the basis of the Constitution of Norway's §88, prescribing an independent judiciary. It is located in Oslo and is Norway's highest court...

 from 1968 to 1986.

He was born in Kristiania

Oslo

Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

 as a son of barrister Hans Jensen Blom (1875–1952) and Anna Martens Wingaard (1877–1947). He was a great-grandson of Oluf Petersen Wingaard. He finished

Examen artium

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 his secondary education in 1934, started law studies and graduated with the cand.jur. degree in 1939. He was hired as a junior solicitor under Carl Fridtjof Rode

Carl Fridtjof Rode

Carl Fridtjof Rode was a Norwegian judge.He was born in Kristiania, and after a military education he graduated with the cand.jur. degree in 1922. He worked as an attorney in Melbu, and was a member of Hadsel municipal council...

 in Melbu

Melbu

Melbu is a village located in the municipality of Hadsel in the Vesterålen archipelago in the county of Nordland, in Northern Norway. Melbu is one of two centres on the Hadseløya island, the other being Stokmarknes. Melbu is host to the annual Sommer-Melbu festival.- Infrastructure :Melbu has a...

 in the same year, and took over the attorney's office when Rode was called to naval duty shortly thereafter. From 1940 to 1942 Blom was a deputy judge in Jæren District Court, and from 1942 he was a junior solicitor under Sven Arntzen

Sven Arntzen

Sven Arntzen was a Norwegian barrister. He was also the acting director general of the Norwegian Prosecuting Authority from 1945 ot 1946, and played an important role in the legal purge in Norway after World War II....

; from 1947 a partner. During the German occupation of Norway Blom had contacts in Hjemmefrontens Ledelse.

Blom was a lawyer until 1968, and worked as a defender in Oslo City Court

Oslo District Court

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 from 1953 to 1956, Eidsivating Court of Appeal

Eidsivating Court of Appeal

Eidsivating Court of Appeal is the court of appeal located in Hamar, Norway. It serves the counties of Hedmark, Oppland and northern Akershus. In addition to Hamar, the court may meet in Lillehammer and Eidsvoll...

 from 1956 to 1965 and the Supreme Court of Norway

Supreme Court of Norway

The Supreme Court of Norway was established in 1815 on the basis of the Constitution of Norway's §88, prescribing an independent judiciary. It is located in Oslo and is Norway's highest court...

 from 1965 to 1968. From 1968 to his retirement in 1986 he was a Supreme Court Justice

Supreme Court of Norway

The Supreme Court of Norway was established in 1815 on the basis of the Constitution of Norway's §88, prescribing an independent judiciary. It is located in Oslo and is Norway's highest court...

. Legal-academic books include Sakførerens rettslige ansvar (1947) and Prisloven med kommentarer (1954).

He was decorated with the Defence Medal 1940–1945 and in 1978 the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav. He died in February 1996 in Oslo.