Ruth Anker Høyer (19 January 1945 – 30 June 2023) was a Danish-born Norwegian judge and women's rights leader. She was a president of the Norwegian Association of Female Lawyers and was President of the Oslo Bar Association and a member of the presidium of the Norwegian Bar Association.
Ruth Anker Høyer | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 January 1945 |
| Died | 30 June 2023 (aged 78) |
| Nationality | Denmark, Norway |
| Occupation | Judge |
Career edit
She studied law at the University of Copenhagen and graduated in 1970. She moved to Norway following her marriage to the Norwegian judge Jon Bonnevie Høyer, a grandson of the women's rights leader Margarete Bonnevie.[1]
She worked in the National Insurance Administration, the Council for Gender Equality and the Consumer Council, and later practised as a lawyer in Oslo, from 1985 with her own law firm and specializing in family law. In 1994 she was appointed by the King-in-Council as a judge on the Oslo District Court, Norway's largest court, where she became head of one of the departments. She was one of the most high-profile female judges in Norway since the 1990s. After her retirement, she worked as an extraordinary judge on the Borgarting Court of Appeal.[2][3][4][1]
She was President of the Norwegian Association of Female Lawyers, President of the Oslo Bar Association, a member of the presidium of the Norwegian Bar Association and a member of the national board of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights. She also served as a member of several government-appointed committees, including the Royal Commission on Competition in the Legal Profession (2001–2002), appointed by the first Stoltenberg government.[5][1]
Bibliography edit
- Ruth Høyer (1976): Ekteskap og forsørgelse. Likestillingsrådet.
References edit
- ^ a b c "Ruth Anker Høyer". Hvem er hun? [Who is she?]. Cappelen. 1989. p. 158. ISBN 8202116759.
- ^ "Tingrettsdommer Ruth Anker Høyer om dommere: – All makt gjør noe med mennesker". Dagens Næringsliv. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "Beskylder advokater for å tenke på kun én ting". Dagens Næringsliv. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ Aftenposten 19. January 2015, p. 24
- ^ "Ruth Anker Høyer". Forvaltningsdatabasen. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ Death notice