Sverre Grette (31 May 1888 – 25 January 1959) was a Norwegian judge. He was born in

Kristiania 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 ...

. In 1920 he was hired as an assistant secretary (''byråsjef'') in the

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. He became an acting

Supreme Court A supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts in most legal jurisdictions. Other descriptions for such courts include court of last resort, apex court, and high (or final) court of appeal. Broadly speaking, the decisions of ...

Justice in 1930, and permanent judge in 1936. From 1952 to 1958 he served as its 14th Chief Justice. From 1945 to 1958 he also chaired the Directorate for Enemy Property (Norway).

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1888 births 1959 deaths Chief justices of Norway Judges from Oslo {{norway-law-bio-stub