Background
He was born in Oslo as a son of barrister Wilhelm Bugge and brother of barrister Frederik Moltke Bugge. He was a grandson of barrister Fredrik Moltke Bugge, great-grandson of bishop Frederik Wilhelm Klumpp Bugge, great-great-grandson of educator Frederik Moltke Bugge and great-great-great-grandson of bishop Peter Olivarius Bugge.
Career
He worked as a barrister with access to working with Supreme Court cases from 1965, as a presiding judge from 1978 to 1982 and a Supreme Court Justice from 1982 to 2000. He chaired the Intelligence Oversight Committee from 1984 to 1988. He resided in Blommenholm.
He died in November 2014.
Membership
He was a board member of the Norwegian Mountain Touring Association from 1969, and board chairman from 1975 to 1980.