Hammerfest District Court

Hammerfest District Court
Hammerfest District Court
Hammerfest tingrett
	Hammerfest District Court is co-located with Hammerfest Police Station, the court's entrance on the left
	70°39′48″N 23°40′47″E / 70.663383°N 23.67968°E
Dissolved	26 April 2021
Jurisdiction	Northern Finnmark
Location	Hammerfest, Norway
Coordinates	70°39′48″N 23°40′47″E / 70.663383°N 23.67968°E
Appeals to	Hålogaland Court of Appeal

Hammerfest District Court (Norwegian: Hammerfest tingrett) was a district court based in the town of Hammerfest in Finnmark county, Norway. The court served the northern part of the county which included Hammerfest Municipality, Hasvik Municipality, Måsøy Municipality, and Nordkapp Municipality. The court was subordinate to the Hålogaland Court of Appeal. The court was led by the chief judge (Sorenskriver) Anders Flock Bachmann.^[1] This court employed a chief judge, two other judges and three prosecutors.^[2]^[3]

The court was a court of first instance. Its judicial duties were mainly to settle criminal cases and to resolve civil litigation as well as bankruptcy. The administration and registration tasks of the court included death registration, issuing certain certificates, performing duties of a notary public, and officiating civil wedding ceremonies. Cases from this court were heard by a combination of professional judges and lay judges.^[4]

History

On 26 April 2021, the court was merged with the Alta District Court to create the new Vestre Finnmark District Court. At the same time, the court's jurisdiction was enlarged by adding Kvænangen Municipality in from the Nord-Troms District Court judicial region as well.^[5]

References

^ "Hammerfest district court". Norwegian National Courts Administration. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
^ "Om domstolen" (in Norwegian). Hammerfest tingrett. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
^ "Ansatte" (in Norwegian). Hammerfest tingrett. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
^ Gisle, Jon, ed. (14 February 2022). "Tingrett". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
^ "Forskrift om inndelingen av rettskretser og lagdømmer". Lovdata.no (in Norwegian). 12 April 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2022.

[1] "Hammerfest district court". Norwegian National Courts Administration. Retrieved 4 June 2018.

[2] "Om domstolen" (in Norwegian). Hammerfest tingrett. Retrieved 4 June 2018.

[3] "Ansatte" (in Norwegian). Hammerfest tingrett. Retrieved 4 June 2018.

[snl1-4] Gisle, Jon, ed. (14 February 2022). "Tingrett". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 February 2022.

[5] "Forskrift om inndelingen av rettskretser og lagdømmer". Lovdata.no (in Norwegian). 12 April 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2022.

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