The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Norway () is the judicial leader of the
Supreme Court of Norway
The Supreme Court of Norway ( Norwegian Bokmål: ''(Norges) Høyesterett''; Norwegian Nynorsk: ''(Noregs) Høgsterett''; lit. ‘Highest Court’) was established in 1815 on the basis of section 88 in the Constitution of the Kingdom of Norway, w ...
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The following is a chronological list of chief justices since the court was established:
* 1814–27:
Johan Randulf Bull - Named in 1814, but the Supreme Court was formally established in 1815.
* 1827–30:
Christian Magnus Falsen - Was only active a few weeks in the spring and summer of 1828 on account of illness.
* 1831–35:
Jørgen Mandix
* 1836–54:
Georg Jacob Bull
* 1855–73:
Peder Carl Lasson
* 1874–77:
Hans Gerhard Colbjørnsen Meldahl
* 1878–86:
Iver Steen Thomle
Iver Steen Thomle (1 March 1812, in Froland – 16 September 1889, in Kristiania) was Norwegian jurist.
He was the son of Erich Andreas Thomle and his wife Mette Maria, née Binneballe. His brother was politician and jurist August Thomle. In 183 ...
* 1887–1900:
Morten Diderik Emil Lambrechts
* 1900–08:
Einar Løchen
* 1909–20:
Karenus Kristofer Thinn
* 1920–29:
Herman Scheel
* 1929–46:
Paal Berg
* 1946–52:
Emil Stang
Emil Stang (14 June 1834 – 4 July 1912) was a Norwegian jurist and politician. He served as the 5th prime minister of Norway from 1889–1891 and again from 1893–1895. He also served as the first leader of the Conservative Party from 1884–18 ...
* 1952–58:
Sverre Grette
* 1958–69:
Terje Wold
* 1969–84:
Rolv Ryssdal
Rolv Einar Rasmussen Ryssdal (27 October 1914 – 18 February 1998) was a Norwegian judge.
From 1969 to 1984 he was the 16th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. He was Vice President of the European Court of Human Rights from 1981 to 1985 and Pre ...
* 1984–91:
Erling Sandene
* 1991–2002:
Carsten Smith
* 2002–2016:
Tore Schei
* 2016–:
Toril Marie Øie
Toril Marie Øie (born 17 July 1960) is Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Norway.
She was born in Oslo, and graduated as cand.jur. in 1986. She worked in the Ministry of Justice and the Police from 1986 to 2006, except for the period 1988 ...
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