# Tore Schei

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**Tore Schei** (born 19 February 1946) is a [Norwegian](/source/Norway) [judge](/source/Judge) and [lawyer](/source/Lawyer). He was [Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Norway](/source/Chief_Justice_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_Norway) from 1 August 2002 until he retired in 2016, and was succeeded by [Toril Marie Øie](/source/Toril_Marie_%C3%98ie).[1]

He was born in [Oslo](/source/Oslo) as a son of [Andreas Schei](/source/Andreas_Schei).[2] He is a nephew of [Nikolai Schei](/source/Nikolai_Schei).

He graduated in law in 1971, and was granted the right to work with [Supreme Court](/source/Supreme_Court_of_Norway) cases in 1974.[1] Between 1972 and 1981 he worked for the [Office of the Attorney General of Norway](/source/Office_of_the_Attorney_General_of_Norway).[2] He was also a deputy judge in [Ytre Follo District Court](/source/Ytre_Follo_District_Court) during this period, from 1975 to 1976, and was promoted to presiding judge in the [Eidsivating Court of Appeal](/source/Eidsivating_Court_of_Appeal). On 18 October 1985 he was appointed as Justice of the Supreme Court and took office in March the following year. Since 2002, he has been [Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Norway](/source/Chief_Justice_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_Norway).[1]

He also led the [Scandinavian](/source/Scandinavia) inquiry looking into the *[Scandinavian Star](/source/Scandinavian_Star)* accident.[2] In 2002 he was named Commander with Star of the [Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav](/source/Royal_Norwegian_Order_of_St._Olav),[3] and in 2018 Commander Grand Cross of the [Order of the Lion of Finland](/source/Order_of_the_Lion_of_Finland).[4]

## References

1. ["Høyesterettsjustitiarius Tore Schei"](http://www.domstol.no/DAtemplates/Article.aspx?id=9687&epslanguage=NO) (in Norwegian). Supreme Court of Norway. Retrieved 30 June 2009.

1. Henriksen, Petter (ed.) (2007). ["Tore Schei"](http://www.snl.no/Tore_Schei) (in Norwegian). *[Store norske leksikon](/source/Store_norske_leksikon)*. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 30 June 2009.

1. [Tore Schei](http://www.kongehuset.no/tildelinger.html?q=%22Tore+Schei%22&tid=32965&sek=27337) [Norwegian Royal Family](/source/Norwegian_Royal_Family) (kongehuset.no), retrieved 3 March 2013 (in Norwegian)

1. ["Vuonna 2018 ulkomaalaisille annetut kunniamerkit – Utmärkelsetecken förlänade åt utlänningar 2018"](https://ritarikunnat.fi/ritarikunnat/annetut-kunniamerkit/vuoden-2018-annetut-kunniamerkit/vuonna-2018-ulkomaalaisille-annetut-kunniamerkit-utmarkelsetecken-forlanade-at-utlanningar-2018/) (in Finnish, Swedish). *Suomen Valkoisen Ruusun ja Suomen Leijonan ritarikunnat*. Retrieved 7 September 2022.

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