Erling Sandene
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Erling Sandene | |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Norway | |
| In office 1984–1991 | |
| Preceded by | Rolv Ryssdal |
| Succeeded by | Carsten Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 7, 1921 |
| Died | 5 March 2015 (aged 93) |
| Spouse | Erna Harbitz Torstenson |
Erling Sandene (7 April 1921 – 5 March 2015) was a Norwegian judge and civil servant.
He was born in Bærum, a son of Jensine Sæther (1887–1981) and her schoolteacher husband Johan Sandene (1885–1945). Sandene married Erna Harbitz Torstenson in 1949 and they remained married until her death in 1986.[1]
He enrolled as a student in 1940, and graduated as cand.jur. in 1943 after only three years. He was also involved in the Norwegian resistance movement.
