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Norges Høyesterett (Supreme Court of Norway)

Toril Marie Øie
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

Chief Justice since: 1 March 2016
Member of the Supreme Court since: 1 August 2004

Biography and career

Education
1986        Law degree, University of Oslo
1990        License to practice law

Career
1986–1988    Higher executive officer and acting legal adviser, Department of Legislation, Ministry of Justice
1988–1990    Deputy judge, acting judge and acting chief judge, Strømmen District Court
1990–2000    Legal adviser, Department of Legislation, Ministry of Justice
2000–2004    Head of Department, leader of the Unit for Criminal Law and Legal Proceedings, Department of Legislation, Ministry of Justice
1994–2002    Senior lecturer II (part-time), Law Faculty, University of Oslo

Appointments
2008–…    Member of the Norwegian Board of the Nordic Law Conferences 
2005–2015    Member and later Chairman of the Board of Løvenskiold's Legacy 
2011–2015    Subject editor of Norwegian Law Commentary 
Former member of the Board of the Norwegian Criminal Association

Publications
Author and co-author of a number of books and articles, particularly in the fields of criminal law and procedural law.