Steinar Tjomsland
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Steinar Tjomsland is a Norwegian judge.
He was born in Kristiansand
, and graduated from the University of Oslo
as cand.jur.. He worked as assisting director of Norges Bank from 1989 to 1991. Since 1991 he has been a Supreme Court
Justice.
He 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...
, and graduated 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...
as cand.jur.. He worked as assisting director of Norges Bank from 1989 to 1991. Since 1991 he has been 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.