Tore Schei (born 19 February 1946) is a

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and

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. He was

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from 1 August 2002 until he retired in 2016, and was succeeded by

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 ...

. He was born in

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as a son of

Andreas Schei Andreas Olai Schei (7 October 1902 – 25 December 1989) was a Norwegian jurist and civil servant. He was born in Førde as the son of Per Schei (1872–1960) and Johanne Schei (1874–1963). He was a younger brother of Nikolai Schei. In 1936 he ...

. He is a nephew of

Nikolai Schei Nikolai Andreas Schei (9 May 1901 – 25 May 1985) was a Norwegian jurist and civil servant. He was born in Førde as the son of Per Schei (1872–1960) and Johanne Schei (1874–1963). He was a brother of Andreas Schei, and through him an uncle ...

. He graduated in law in 1971, and was granted the right to work with

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cases in 1974. Between 1972 and 1981 he worked for the

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. He was also a deputy judge in Ytre Follo District Court during this period, from 1975 to 1976, and was promoted to presiding judge in the

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. On 18 October 1985 he was appointed as Justice of the Supreme Court and took office in March the following year. Since 2002, he has been

. He also led the

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n inquiry looking into the '' Scandinavian Star'' accident. In 2002 he was named Commander with Star of the

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, and in 2018 Commander Grand Cross of the

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