Alf Nordhus

Personal life Alf Magnus Nordhus was born in Bergen, Norway, on 25 August 1919. His parents were Magnus Carl Nordhus and Johanne Christine Steffensen. He was married twice, first to Lene Laura Ingeborg Schartum-Hansen, and second time to psychiatrist Inger Thoen.

He became a very well known and sought-after defense lawyer. He served in the defense in several serious criminal cases. Among his most prominent trials were the Hollekim case (1964) where he went against his own client who had confessed to murder and got him acquitted. The Liv case (1982) involved a woman accused of having killed her husband after years of being subjected to psychological and physical abuse. A bust of Nordhus, sculptured by Nils Aas, is located at the Oslo Courthouse.