Trondenes District Court

Trondenes District Court
Trondenes District Court
Trondenes tingrett
	68°48′03″N 16°32′27″E / 68.8008°N 16.54095°E
Location	Harstad
Coordinates	68°48′03″N 16°32′27″E / 68.8008°N 16.54095°E
Appeals to	Hålogaland; Court of Appeal
Number of positions	3
Website	Official website
Chief Judge (Sørenskriver)
Currently	Kirsti Ramberg
Division map
	Trondenes District Court covers the blue areas in Troms county

Trondenes District Court (Norwegian: Trondenes tingrett) is a district court located in the town of Harstad in Troms county, Norway. The court serves the southwestern part of the county which includes the municipalities of Harstad, Kvæfjord, Skånland, and Ibestad. The court is subordinate to the Hålogaland Court of Appeal. The court is led by the chief judge (Sorenskriver) Kirsti Ramberg.^[1] This court employs a chief judge and two other judges.^[2]

The court is a court of first instance. Its judicial duties are mainly to settle criminal cases and to resolve civil litigation as well as bankruptcy. The administration and registration tasks of the court include death registration, issuing certain certificates, performing duties of a notary public, and officiating civil wedding ceremonies. Cases from this court are heard by a combination of professional judges and lay judges. Cases from this district court may be appealed to the Hålogaland Court of Appeal.^[3]

References

^ "Trondenes district court". Norwegian National Courts Administration. Retrieved 2018-08-04.
^ "Ansatte" (in Norwegian). Trondenes tingrett. Retrieved 2018-08-04.
^ Gisle, Jon, ed. (2017-08-18). "Tingrett". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-08-04.

[1] "Trondenes district court". Norwegian National Courts Administration. Retrieved 2018-08-04.

[2] "Ansatte" (in Norwegian). Trondenes tingrett. Retrieved 2018-08-04.

[snl-3] Gisle, Jon, ed. (2017-08-18). "Tingrett". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-08-04.

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