Thór Vilhjálmsson (1930-2015) was an

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ic jurist who served as judge and president of the Court of Justice of the European Free Trade Association States. Prior to his tenure on the EFTA Court, he served as a judge of the

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, as an associate justice of the

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, and as president of the Association of Icelandic Lawyers.

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* 1930 births 2015 deaths 20th-century Icelandic judges People from Reykjavík 21st-century Icelandic judges {{iceland-bio-stub