Judges

Senior Presiding Court of Appeal Judge:

Aage Rundberget, born 1947, cand.jur. 1971, appointed Court of Appeal Judge in 1992, Presiding Court of Appeal Judge from 2001. Deputy Director General in the Ministry of Justice, Judge in Bergen District Court, Chief County Executive of Sør-Trøndelag. Acting County Governor of Sør-Trøndelag 1998 – 2000.

Presiding Court of Appeal Judges:

Kari Lynne, born 1956, cand.jur. 1981, appointed in 2002. Public Prosecutor for Trøndelag, Acting President of Orkdal District Court, Judge in Sør-Trøndelag District Court.

Court of Appeal Judges:

Sverre Erik Jebens, born 1949, cand.jur. 1977, appointed in 1988. Assistant Lecturer at the Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law and the Department of Public and International Law at the University in Oslo. City Advocate in Trondheim. Judge at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg from 2004 to 2011.

Mats Stensrud, born 1950, cand.jur. 1977, appointed in 1989. Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Private Law at the University of Oslo, Head of the Legal Department in Forretningsbanken AS, Advocate in own firm in Trondheim.

Randi Grøndalen, born 1952, cand.jur. 1979, appointed in 1989. Advocate in Forretningsbanken AS.

Sissel Endresen, born 1949, cand.jur. 1977, appointed in 1995. Advocate in own firm in Eidsvoll, Office Manager with the Consumer Ombudsman, City Advocate in Trondheim, Judge at Trondheim District Court. Director of legal section at the National Courts Administration 2002 - 2005.

Ole Johan Lund, born 1945, cand.jur. 1972, appointed in 1995. Office Manager for the County Medical Officer in Sør-Trøndelag, Director of Reitgjerdet Hospital, Director of HVPU (care for intellectually disabled people) in Sør-Trøndelag, Chief Municipal Executive in Melhus, Chief County Executive in Sør-Trøndelag.

Hans O. Kveli, born 1945, cand.jur. 1969, appointed in 1999. Advocate in own firm in Steinkjer.

Arve Rosvold Alver, born 1951, cand.jur. 1976, appointed in 2000. Head of the legal department at Fokus Bank AS, northern region. Advocate in Advokatfirmaet Schjødt, Supreme Court Advocate from 1994.

Dag Brathole, born 1951, cand.jur. 1977, appointed in 2000. Advocate at Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse, Advocate in own firm in Kristiansund N. Leave of absence from january 2010 to serve at NORLAM in Moldova.

Hans Christian Hoff, born 1944, cand.jur. 1971, appointed in 2001. President of Namdal District Court, Judge and later President of Ofoten District Court.

Arne K. Uggerud, born 1957, cand.jur. 1984, appointed in 2001. Public Prosecutor for Trøndelag. Leave of absence to July 2008 to work in the National Courts Administration.

Jon Kapelrud, born 1946, cand.jur. 1974, appointed in 2002. Commander (R), Main Course of the Norwegian National Defence College, NATO Defence College, Principal Officer in the Ministry of Justice, Judge in Drammen District Court. Seconded to the National Courts Administration from January 2007 to May 2008.

Knut Røstum, born 1948, cand.jur. 1974, appointed in 2002. Advocate in own firm in Trondheim. Supreme Court Advocate from 1997.

Roger Faanes, born 1951, cand.jur. 1976, appointed in 2003. Advocate in own firm in Ørland, Judge in Nordmøre District Court.

Ivar Sølberg, born 1956, cand. jur. 1984, appointed in 2004. Advocate in own firm in Ålesund.

Marit Forsnes, born 1968, cand.jur. 1995. Advocate in firm in Trondheim.

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Extraordinarily appointed Court of Appeal judges: (Retired judges/lawyers appointed temporarily to serve in the Court of Appeal according to the needs of the court.)

Kjell Buer, former Presiding Court of Appeal Judge, Trondheim  
Lars-Erik Frisvold, former District Court Judge, Molde
Guri Grønflaten, former City Adcocate, Trondheim
Øyvind Hoel, former District Court Judge, Trondheim
Ivar Oftedahl, former District Court Judge, Grimstad

Administration

Head of Administration:

Gunn Karlsaune, Head of Administration, appointed from May 2008.

Executive officers:

Solveig Hanger, Adviser
Berit Riibe Ditlevsen, Adviser
Birthe E. Røed Knudtzon, Adviser
Berit K. Høgnes, Higher Executive Offiser
Maria Elena Sotuyo, Higher Executive Offiser
Elisabeth Wråli, Higher Executive Offiser

Turid A. M. Meidell, Executive Offiser
Anne-Grethe Johansen, Executive Offiser
Kjersti Strand, Executive Offiser
Morten Værnes, Executive Offiser
Hanne Oksvold, Adviser
Sylvi Eltoft, Courthouse Switchboard Operator/Information (temp.)

Court ushers

Pål Almås - Trondheim
Per Bjørgum - Trondheim
Øyvind Fiskerstrand - Ålesund
Albert Granum - Trondheim
Gunnar Høgseth, Molde