Carsten Smith (born 13 July 1932, in Oslo) is a Norwegian judge and lawyer.
He served as Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Oslo (1977–1979) and as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Norway (1991–2002).
[1] After his retirement from the court, he continued to handle international arbitration cases, and worked with the United Nations.
Carsten Smith was awarded the Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav on 13 May 2003.
One of Norway's first female lawyers, she was also a law professor and the former rector of the University of Oslo.