Erik Toralf Solem (23 August 1877 – 15 July 1949) was a Norwegian judge.
He was born inKristiania. He worked as aSupreme Court barrister from 1905, district stipendiary magistrate (sorenskriver) from 1912 to 1927 and acting professor of jurisprudence from 1931 to 1932. He served as aSupreme Court Justice from 1938 to 1948, except for the period between December 1940 and May 1945, during theGerman occupation of Norway.[1] During those years, he was a member of theNorwegian resistance movement´s leadership and viewed as the successor ofPaal Berg should Berg die.[2] Following the end of the occupation he was active in thelegal purge, as anad hoc presiding judge inEidsivating. Among others, he presided over the case whereVidkun Quisling was sentenced to death for high treason.[1] Harsh in his sentencing, he was nicknamed "Erik Bloodaxe" by some, but later remitted some of his own sentences.[2]
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