Chief Justice of Norway

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The Chief Justice of Norway is the head of the Supreme Court and the highest-ranking judicial officer in the Norwegian legal system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial office
public office
appliesToJurisdiction Norway
appointedBy King of Norway
appointedOnAdviceOf Council of State (Norway)
Government of Norway
surface form: Norwegian Government
category Chief justices
Norwegian judges
Norwegian law
country Norway
firstHolder Johan Randulf Bull
genderMilestone Chief Justice of Norway self-linksurface differs
surface form: Toril Marie Øie became first female Chief Justice of Norway
hasAuthorityOver Supreme Court justices
surface form: Supreme Court justices of Norway
hasJurisdictionOver Jan Mayen
Kingdom of Norway
Svalbard
hasPower casting vote when presiding in the Supreme Court of Norway
influence on development of Norwegian case law
headOf Supreme Court of Norway
inception 1815
legalBasis Constitution of Norway
legalSystem Norwegian law
civil law system
mandatoryRetirementAge 70 years (typical for Norwegian judges)
memberOf Supreme Court of Norway
nativeLabel Chief Justice of Norway self-linksurface differs
surface form: Norges høyesterettsjustitiarius
nativeLanguage Norwegian
notableOfficeHolder Carsten Smith
Tore Schei
Toril Marie Øie
officeCreatedWith establishment of the Supreme Court of Norway
officeHolderRole head of the Norwegian judiciary
highest-ranking judicial officer in Norway
oversees uniform application of Norwegian law at the highest level
partOf Judiciary of Norway
Judiciary of Norway
surface form: Norwegian legal system
positionHeldIn Supreme Court of Norway
precedence ranks high in Norwegian state protocol
rank highest judicial office in Norway
reportsTo no higher judicial authority within Norway
responsibleFor administration of the Supreme Court of Norway
allocation of cases within the Supreme Court of Norway
presiding over plenary sessions of the Supreme Court of Norway
representing the Norwegian judiciary domestically
representing the Norwegian judiciary internationally
seat Oslo
Supreme Court building, Oslo
seeAlso Supreme Court of Norway
selectionProcess judicial appointment process of Norway
subordinateTo Constitution of Norway
termLength until mandatory retirement age

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Supreme Court of Norway composition Chief Justice of Norway
Chief Justice of Norway nativeLabel Chief Justice of Norway self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Norges høyesterettsjustitiarius
Chief Justice of Norway genderMilestone Chief Justice of Norway self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Toril Marie Øie became first female Chief Justice of Norway