Preceded by Hanne Sophie Greve Role Lawyer Alma mater University of Oslo Education University of Oslo | Profession Lawyer Residence Strasbourg, France Name Sverre Jebens | |
Born 29 September 1949 (age 74)
Bergen ( 1949-09-29 ) Similar People Nina Vajic, Dean Spielmann, Anatoly Kovler | ||
Sverre Erik Jebens (born 29 September 1949) is a Norwegian lawyer and the Judge of the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Norway, a position he has held since November 2004.
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Jebens was born on 29 September 1949 in Bergen, the second largest city in Norway, and studied Law at the University of Oslo in the country's capital, graduating in 1977. He was then appointed Deputy Judge at the Inderøy branch of the District Court of Steinkjer, and in 1980 took up a post with Trondheim police as head of its Financial Crimes Section.
From 1983 to 1985, he was Legal Advisor within the Norwegian Ministry of Justice, and from 1987 to 1988 was Chief Legal Counsel at Trondheim County Borough Council, after which he was appointed judge at Frostating Court of Appeal in Trondheim. In November 2004, he took up office as Judge of the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Norway. He is resident in Strasbourg, where the Court is located.