Leif Thorsson

Who is Leif Thorsson?

Leif Thorsson, born July 3, 1945 in Malmö, Sverige. A Swedish jurist specialized in corporate law. Justice of the Supreme Court of Sweden 1993-2012. Education: law degree. Leif Thorsson is also the recipient of an honorary doctorate degree in law from Stockholm University.

He was, in addition to his position at the Supreme Court, also the president of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, which he has been a member of since 1989, and vice chairman of the Stock Market Panel. Thorsson is also a member of the board in several non-profit foundations. Before being appointed to the Supreme Court Thorsson was an associate at the Lagerlöf law firm between 1974-1978. After having been admitted to the bar association Thorsson was hired as an attorney at Carl Swartling law firm in Stockholm, where he made partner in 1983.

In 2005, Thorsson admitted that he had violated the Sex Purchase Act. He was on leave from the Supreme Court for a period but was protected by fellow sociopath, Göran Lambertz, the then Chancellor of Justice, who in May the same year decided against asking the Supreme Court for the removal of Thorsson.