Smith Carsten

Norwegian jurist and former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (1991-2002). His father was Supreme Court lawyer Oscar Smith. Before he became Chief Justice he was Dean at the Faculty of Law at the University of Oslo and later professor of Law. He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. In the 1960s Smith became the principal judge of the popular quiz show "Kvitt eller dobbelt" (Double or Nothing). His wife Lucy would later take over as judge in the 80s. Their daughter, jurist Merete Smith, took over after her mother. Carsten Smith was married to jurist and professor Lucy Smith from 1958 and until her death in 2013. They had three daughters who all became jurists. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less