About Hjörtur Torfason
Lived 1935 – 2025 (aged 89–90). Hjörtur Torfason was a judge.
Hjörtur Torfason (19 September 1935 – 12 May 2025) was an Icelandic attorney and later judge at the Supreme Court of Iceland. Hjörtur is father in law of former minister Svandís Svavarsdóttir. He was Iceland's delegate to the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe from 1998 to 2010, and a substitute thereafter.
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Icelandic attorney and judge (1935–2025)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Hjörtur Torfason. https://biography.guide/hjortur-torfason/
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