About Tore Schei
Born 1946. Tore Schei is a Norwegian judge.
Tore Schei (born 19 February 1946) is a Norwegian judge and lawyer. He was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Norway from 1 August 2002 until he retired in 2016, and was succeeded by Toril Marie Øie.
He was born in Oslo as a son of Andreas Schei. He is a nephew of Nikolai Schei.
He graduated in law in 1971, and was granted the right to work with Supreme Court cases in 1974. and in 2018 Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion of Finland.
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Norwegian judge
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Tore Schei was born on 19 February 1946 in Oslo.
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Tore Schei is a judge.
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