Jan Martin Flod (1947 – 5 October 2010) was a Norwegian judge.
He took the
cand.jur.
Candidate of Law (Latin: ''candidatus/candidata juris/iuris'') is both a graduate law degree awarded to law students in the Nordic region as well as an academic status designation for advanced Law School students in German-speaking countries.
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degree in 1974. He was a judge in
Oslo City Court
Oslo District Court ( no, Oslo tingrett) is a district court located in Oslo, Norway. This court is based at the Oslo Courthouse in the city of Oslo. The court serves the entire city of Oslo and the court is subordinate to the Borgarting Court o ...
before being hired as a presiding judge in
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. ...
in 1990. From 1997 he was a court administrator.
Among his important court cases was the
murder of Benjamin Hermansen.
He was married and resided at
Bærums Verk
Bærums Verk is a village in Bærum in Akershus, Norway, with a population of about 8000. It is located on both sides of the river Lomma.
History
Iron ore was found in the areas now known as Kirkerud and Eineåsen in Bærum in 1603 and 1604, a ...
. In October 2010, while visiting the United States, he died in a car accident east of
Spicer, Minnesota
Spicer is a city in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, United States situated on Green Lake. The population was 1,167 at the 2010 census. Sibley State Park and many surrounding lakes are nearby.
History
Spicer was platted in 1886, and named for ...
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References
1947 births
2010 deaths
Norwegian judges
Road incident deaths in Minnesota
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