Edvin Alten was a Norwegian judge.

He was born in Tønsberg

Tønsberg

is a city and municipality in Vestfold county, southern Norway, located around north-east of Sandefjord. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tønsberg....

. He worked as deputy under-secretary of State in the Ministry of Justice and the Police

Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police

The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police is a Norwegian government ministry in charge of justice, police and domestic intelligence. The main purpose of the Ministry is to provide for the maintenance and development of the basic guarantees of the rule of law...

 from 1918, and as a Supreme Court

Supreme Court of Norway

The Supreme Court of Norway was established in 1815 on the basis of the Constitution of Norway's §88, prescribing an independent judiciary. It is located in Oslo and is Norway's highest court...

 Justice from 1925 to 1948.

He was married to Ragna Aass (1880–1975). His daughter Berit married writer Asbjørn Aarnes, and his daughter Rønnaug became a notable actor, and was married to Georg Løkkeberg for some years.