Reidar Skau (26 December 1893 – 19 February 1975) was a Norwegian judge. He was born in Christiania, a son of Aksel Olaf Skau and Anna Karoline Dahl. He graduated as

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in 1920, and later practiced as a barrister. He was appointed Justice of the

Supreme Court of Norway The Supreme Court of Norway ( Norwegian Bokmål: ; Norwegian Nynorsk: ; lit. 'Highest Court') is the highest court in the Norwegian judiciary. It was established in 1815 on the basis of section 88 in the Constitution of the Kingdom of Norway, ...

from 1945 to 1963. He was decorated Commander of the

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in 1952. He died in 1975 and was buried at

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.Genealogical entry
for Reidar Skau

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1893 births 1975 deaths Judges from Oslo Supreme Court of Norway justices {{norway-law-bio-stub