Sverre Grette
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Sverre Grette was a Norwegian judge.
He was born in Kristiania
. In 1920 he was hired as an assistant secretary (byråsjef) in the Norwegian Ministry of Justice
. He became an acting Supreme Court
Justice in 1930, and permanent judge in 1936. From 1952 to 1958 he served as its Chief Justice
. From 1945 to 1958 he also chaired the Direktoratet for fiendtlig eiendom.
He was born in Kristiania
Oslo
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. In 1920 he was hired as an assistant secretary (byråsjef) in the Norwegian Ministry of Justice
Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police
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. He became an acting Supreme Court
Supreme Court of Norway
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Justice in 1930, and permanent judge in 1936. From 1952 to 1958 he served as its Chief Justice
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Norway
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. From 1945 to 1958 he also chaired the Direktoratet for fiendtlig eiendom.