Carl Fridtjof Rode
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Carl Fridtjof Rode was a Norwegian judge.
He was born in Kristiania
, and after a military education he graduated with the cand.jur. degree in 1922. He worked as an attorney in Melbu
, and was a member of Hadsel
municipal council. On 1 February 1942, during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany
, he was arrested by the Nazi authorities for working in an "export organization". He was imprisoned at Grini from April to June 1942, and then sat at Schildberg
until the camp was liberated. On returning to Norway, he was appointed as district stipendiary magistrate in Vesterålen.
He became district stipendiary magistrate in Midhordland in 1953, and acting Supreme Court Justice
the next year. He got the Supreme Court Justice position on a permanent basis in 1956, and stood in the position until his retirement.
He was born in Kristiania
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, and after a military education he graduated with the cand.jur. degree in 1922. He worked as an attorney in Melbu
Melbu
Melbu is a village located in the municipality of Hadsel in the Vesterålen archipelago in the county of Nordland, in Northern Norway. Melbu is one of two centres on the Hadseløya island, the other being Stokmarknes. Melbu is host to the annual Sommer-Melbu festival.- Infrastructure :Melbu has a...
, and was a member of Hadsel
Hadsel
Hadsel is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Vesterålen traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Stokmarknes, and the other village on the island of Hadseløya is Melbu. Hadsel was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838...
municipal council. On 1 February 1942, during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany
Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany
The occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany started with the German invasion of Norway on April 9, 1940, and ended on May 8, 1945, after the capitulation of German forces in Europe. Throughout this period, Norway was continuously occupied by the Wehrmacht...
, he was arrested by the Nazi authorities for working in an "export organization". He was imprisoned at Grini from April to June 1942, and then sat at Schildberg
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until the camp was liberated. On returning to Norway, he was appointed as district stipendiary magistrate in Vesterålen.
He became district stipendiary magistrate in Midhordland in 1953, and acting Supreme Court Justice
Supreme Court of Norway
The Supreme Court of Norway was established in 1815 on the basis of the Constitution of Norway's §88, prescribing an independent judiciary. It is located in Oslo and is Norway's highest court...
the next year. He got the Supreme Court Justice position on a permanent basis in 1956, and stood in the position until his retirement.