Wenche Elizabeth Arntzen

Wenche Elizabeth Arntzen
Justice of the Supreme Court of Norway
Incumbent
Assumed office
29 september 2014
MonarchHarald V
Personal details
Born (1959-06-26) June 26, 1959 (age 65)
Oslo, Norway
Alma materUniversity of Oslo
Known forPresiding judge during the trial of Anders Behring Breivik

Wenche Elizabeth Arntzen (born 26 June 1959) is a Norwegian lawyer and judge. She was appointed to the Supreme Court of Norway on 20 June 2014, having previously been a judge at the Oslo District Court.[1]

From 16 April until 22 June 2012, she presided over the trial of Anders Behring Breivik following the 2011 Norway attacks, assisted by district court judge Arne Lyng and three lay judges.[2][3]

  1. ^ Brønmo, Hanne (20 June 2014). "Wenche Elizabeth Arntzen blir ny høyesterettsdommer" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  2. ^ "De deltok i landssvikoppgjøret – barnebarna skal dømme Breivik". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). 23 December 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Tiltalte landssvikere, forsvarte Arne Treholt". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). 23 December 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2012.