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Court of Appeal for Northern Norrland

Coordinates: 63°49′37.02″N 20°15′16.32″E / 63.8269500°N 20.2545333°E / 63.8269500; 20.2545333
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63°49′37.02″N 20°15′16.32″E / 63.8269500°N 20.2545333°E / 63.8269500; 20.2545333

The Court of Appeal for Upper Norrland
Hovrätten för Övre Norrland
The Court of Appeal for Upper Norrland
Established1936
LocationUmeå
Appeals toSupreme Court of Sweden
Websitewww.hovrattenovrenorrland.domstol.se
Coat of arms of The Court of Appeal for Upper Norrland.
On the map the area in red is the court's jurisdiction.

The Court of Appeal for Upper Norrland (Hovrätten för Övre Norrland) is a hovrätt that has a court district that covers the entire area of Västerbotten County and Norrbotten County. The hovrätt has its seat in Umeå, in one of the oldest houses in the city – one of the few stone houses that were erected before the great fire in the city that in 1888 destroyed the majority of the city.

The building

The large white building, which was built in 1886–1887, was designed in a neo-Renaissance style by the architect Johan Nordquist. The first few years the house was used as a school for educating Volksschule teachers. The building housed the principal's residence, classrooms, an auditorium and the gym. The building was surrounded by a small park.[1]

In the 1920s the building was no longer used as a school and during some subsequent years it served as Civic Center with both a library and a museum. The large auditorium was used as a theater and concert hall.[1]

In the 1950s the house was built out towards the east and west. The inside of the house was later renovated several times, most recently in 1999.[1]

The Court of Appeal

The inauguration of the Court of Appeals in Umeå. The honour guard is waiting for the arrival of king Gustaf V.

On December 16, 1936 king Gustaf V inaugurated the Court of Appeal for Upper Norrland. The court had been separated from Svea Court in order to reduce Svea Court's workload.[1]

Organization

The President of the Court of Appeal is Margareta Bergström since 2012. She succeeded Anders Iacobaeus.[2] The president presides over an administrative department and a judicial department, which in turn are composed of members of the court, and a processing unit.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Hovrättens tillkomst och historia" (in Swedish). Hovrätten för Övre Norrland. 2011-03-10. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  2. ^ Bernbo, Linda (17 February 2012). "Margareta Bergström ny hovrättspresident". Infotorg Juridik. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Organisationsplan". Retrieved 9 April 2014.
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