Rolv Hellesylt is a Norwegian judge.

He was born in Sunnylven

Sunnylven

Sunnylven is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the present-day municipality of Stranda. It encompassed the areas around the Sunnylvsfjorden and Geirangerfjorden. The villages of Hellesylt and Geiranger were part of Sunnylven.-History:The municipality of...

, and graduated with the cand.jur. degree in 1956. He then spent one year at the University of New York

University of New York

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. He 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 1959, and was promoted to assisting secretary in 1969. He was then a city lawyer in Oslo

Oslo

Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

 from 1976 to 1979, before serving as a Supreme Court Justice

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...

 from 1979 to 1997. He lives at Høvik

Høvik

Høvik is a suburban centre in the municipality of Bærum, Akershus, Norway. Mainly a residential area, its population is 4,311.Høvik has a church, a small shopping area and a railway station served by Drammensbanen. Flytoget does not stop at Høvik. Nearby is the Henie-Onstad Art Centre...

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