Kirsti Coward is a Norwegian judge.

She was born in Kristiansand

Kristiansand

-History:As indicated by archeological findings in the city, the Kristiansand area has been settled at least since 400 AD. A royal farm is known to have been situated on Oddernes as early as 800, and the first church was built around 1040...

 as the daughter of philologist Gorgus Coward. She graduated as cand.jur. from the University of Oslo

University of Oslo

The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...

 in 1963, and worked as a research assistant

Research assistant

A research assistant is a researcher employed, often on a temporary contract, by a university or a research institute, for the purpose of assisting in academic research...

 there for a period. She was hired 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...

 in 1965. She worked as deputy under-secretary of State there from 1988 to 1994, 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 1994.

From 1989 to 1995 she was a member of the board and deputy leader of the Norwegian Mountain Touring Association

Norwegian Mountain Touring Association

The Norwegian Trekking Association is a Norwegian association which maintains mountain trails and cabins in Norway. The association was founded on 21 January 1868 with the scope "to help and develop tourism in this country". Today the goal is to work for simple, secure and environmentally friendly...

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She has a relationship with Sven Ole Fagernæs

Sven Ole Fagernæs

Sven Ole Fagernæs is a Norwegian jurist and civil servant.He was born in Oslo, and was hired in the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police in 1973. From 1976 he worked in the Office of the Attorney General of Norway...

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