Inger-Else "Ingse" Stabel (born 14 December 1946) is a Norwegian judge. She was born in

Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...

as a daughter of Supreme Court Justice

Carl Ludovico Stabel Carl Ludovico Stabel (1912–1988) was a Norwegian civil servant and judge. After the Second World War he worked as a secretary in the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police. He was promoted to assistant secretary, and in 1956 to deputy un ...

(1912–1988) and Karen Andrea Elisabeth Eide (1914–2001). She is a niece of

Fredrik Stabel Fredrik Stabel (4 January 1914 – 2 July 2001) was a Norwegian illustrator and writer. He was born in Kristiania. He is particularly known for his daily satirical column in the newspaper ''Dagbladet ''Dagbladet'' (lit.: ''The Daily Magaz ...

. She family moved from

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Bygdøy Bygdøy or Bygdø is a peninsula situated on the western side of Oslo, Norway. Administratively, Bygdøy belongs to the borough of Frogner; historically Bygdøy was part of Aker Municipality and became part of Oslo in 1948. Bygdøy is a popular ...

when Stabel was 8 years old, and she

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her secondary education at

Oslo Cathedral School Schola Osloensis, known in Norwegian language, Norwegian as Oslo Katedralskole (''Oslo Cathedral School'') and more commonly as "Katta",

in 1965. In 1971 she graduated with the

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degree from the

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. Between March 1970 and 1985 she was married to Jo Piene; she is now married to

Knut Brofoss Knut Brofoss (born 9 October 1948) is a Norwegian civil servant. He was born in Oslo as a son of Erik Brofoss. He took the cand.jur. degree, and was hired in the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police, Ministry of Justice and the Police in 1 ...

, a son of

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. She started working in the Ministry of Justice and the Police in 1971. She was promoted gradually to assistant secretary in 1978, and from 1983 to 1986 she was a legal adviser. She was an acting presiding judge in

Eidsivating Court of Appeal The Eidsivating Court of Appeal ( no, Eidsivating lagmannsrett) is one of six courts of appeal in the Kingdom of Norway. The Court is located in the city of Hamar. The court has jurisdiction over the counties of Innlandet and eastern Viken. These ...

for a brief period in 1986, before working in the

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from 1986 to 1988. She was also a member of the National Committee for Medical and Health Research Ethics from 1981 to 1993. In 1988 she left this position to become Norwegian Gender Equality Ombud. She served one six-year term. She made a mark by supporting gender quotas. In 1994 she was appointed as presiding judge in Eidsivating Court of Appeal. After the

Borgarting Court of Appeal The Borgarting Court of Appeal ( no, Borgarting lagmannsrett) is one of six intermediate courts of appeal in the Kingdom of Norway. The Court is located in the city of Oslo. The court has jurisdiction over the counties of Oslo and western Viken. ...

was split from Eidsivating in 1995, Stabel worked in Borgarting. Also, from 1994 to 1997 she was a judge in the

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, later serving as a deputy until 2002. She was also a member of the

Lund Commission The Lund Report (Official title: "Dokument nr. 15 (1995-96) - Rapport til Stortinget fra kommisjonen som ble nedsatt av Stortinget for å granske påstander om ulovlig overvåking av norske borgere", in English: "Document no. 15 (1995-96) - Repor ...

from 1994 to 1996, chaired the committees that delivered the

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s 2001:14 and 2000:11, and was a committee member for the Norwegian Official Report 1991:6. She chaired the

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from 1997 to 2001, and has been a

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from 2001 to her retirement at age 70.

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