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Agnes Margrete Nygaard Haug (born 27 August 1933) is a Norwegian judge. She was born in
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as a daughter of Supreme Court Justice
Marius Nygaard Marius Nygaard may refer to: * Marius Nygaard (academic) (1838–1912), Norwegian educator and linguist * Marius Nygaard (judge) (1902–1978), Norwegian judge See also

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(1902–1978) and Eva Julie Johanne Christensen (1906–2000). Her great-grandfather was the academic
Marius Nygaard Marius Nygaard may refer to: * Marius Nygaard (academic) (1838–1912), Norwegian educator and linguist * Marius Nygaard (judge) (1902–1978), Norwegian judge See also

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, and she is also a grandniece of
William Martin Nygaard William Martin Nygaard (6 February 1865 – 19 December 1952) was a Norwegian publisher and politician. Personal life Nygaard was born in Kristiansand as the son of educator and linguist Marius Nygaard (1838–1912) and his wife Elisabeth "Elis ...
and a second cousin of
William Nygaard William Nygaard (born 16 March 1943) is a Norwegian retired businessman and publisher, who was the CEO of publishing company Aschehoug and the chairman of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Business career From 1974 to 2010, he was the chi ...
and
Kristen Nygaard Kristen Nygaard (27 August 1926 – 10 August 2002) was a Norwegian computer scientist, programming language pioneer, and politician. Internationally, Nygaard is acknowledged as the co-inventor of object-oriented programming and the programming ...
. In January 1956 she married judge Bjørn Haug (born 1928). They have the son Marius Nygaard Haug, a notable jurist. She was employed in the
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from 1959 to 1977, being promoted to sub-director in 1973. She was then appointed as a presiding judge in
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, serving one final year as presiding judge in
Borgarting The Borgarting () was one of the four regional legislative assemblies or '' lawthings'' (') of medieval Norway. Historically, it was the site of the court and assembly for the south-eastern coastal region of Norway, covering from Göta älv (now i ...
when that court was created in 1995. From 1994 to 1995 she was an acting
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. She retired in 1996.


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1933 births Living people Supreme Court of Norway justices Judges from Oslo Norwegian women judges {{norway-law-bio-stub