Jan Martin Flod was a Norwegian judge.

He took the cand.jur. degree in 1974. He was a judge in Oslo City Court

Oslo District Court

Oslo District Court is the district court serving Oslo, Norway. Cases may be appealed to Borgarting Court of Appeal. As the largest district court in Norway, it handles about 20% of all cases in the country...

 before being hired as a presiding judge in Borgarting Court of Appeal

Borgarting Court of Appeal

Borgarting Court of Appeal is the court of appeal located in Oslo, Norway. It serves the counties of Oslo, Buskerud, Østfold and southern Akershus. The court has 62 judges and 45 administrative staff...

 in 1990. From 1997 he was a court administrator. Among his important court cases was the murder of Benjamin Hermansen.

He was married and resided at Bærums Verk

Bærums Verk

Bærums Verk is a village in Bærum in Akershus, Norway, with a population of about 8000. It is located on both sides of the river Lomma.-History:...

. In October 2010, while visiting the United States, he died in a car accident east of Spicer, Minnesota

Spicer, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,126 people residing in the city. The population density was 1,038.4 people per square mile . There were 605 housing units at an average density of 557.9 per square mile...

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