Agnes Margrete Nygaard Haug (born 27 August 1933) is a Norwegian judge.
She was born in
Oslo
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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 ]Ministry of Justice and the Police
The Royal Ministry of Justice and Public Security () is a Norwegian government ministry that oversees justice, the police, and domestic intelligence. The main purpose of the ministry is to provide for the maintenance and development of the basic ...
from 1959 to 1977, being promoted to sub-director in 1973. She was then appointed as a presiding judge in Eidsivating
Eidsivating () was one of the four ancient popular assemblies or things (') of medieval Norway. Historically, it was the site of court and assembly for the eastern parts of Norway, and was located at Eidsvoll.
History
Traditionally, Eidsivating ...
, 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 Supreme Court Justice
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest-ranking judicial body in the United States. Its membership, as set by the Judiciary Act of 1869, consists of the chief justice of the United States and eight associate justices, any six of ...
. She retired in 1996.[
]
References
1933 births
Living people
Supreme Court of Norway justices
Judges from Oslo
Norwegian women judges
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