Iver Steen Thomle

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Iver Steen Thomle (born 1 March 1812 in Froland, died 16 September 1889 in Kristiania) was Norwegian jurist.

He graduated from the University of Christiania in 1833. For a period he worked at the lawyer office of Frederik Stang. He was later hired in the Ministry of Justice. In 1849 he became County Governor of Nedenes (today: Aust-Agder), a post he held until 1860. He acted as a temporary Minister of Justice in 1857.

In 1860 he became a supreme court judge, advancind to the position of Chief Justice in 1879. He held the position until 1886; as such he was a part of the impeachment trial against the cabinet Selmer in 1883-1884. In 1879 he was declared a Juris Doctor at the University of Copenhagen.

Preceded by Henrik Harboe	County Governor of Nedenes 1849–1860	Succeeded by Henrik Laurentius Helliesen
Preceded by Erik Røring Møinichen	Norwegian Minister of Justice 1857 (temporary)	Succeeded by Jørgen Herman Vogt
Preceded by Hans Gerhard Colbjørnsen Meldahl	Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Norway 1878–1886	Succeeded by Morten Diderik Emil Lambrechts