Agder Court of Appeal

59°13′08″N 9°35′54″E / 59.21878°N 9.598463°E / 59.21878; 9.598463Established1 July 1936JurisdictionVestfold og Telemark
and AgderLocationGjerpensgate 16
Skien, NorwayCoordinates59°13′08″N 9°35′54″E / 59.21878°N 9.598463°E / 59.21878; 9.598463Composition methodCourt of AppealAppeals toSupreme Court of NorwayAppeals fromDistrict courtsNumber of positions39WebsiteOfficial websiteChief Judge (Førstelagmann)CurrentlyDag Bugge Nordén

The Agder Court of Appeal (Norwegian: Agder lagmannsrett) is one of six courts of appeal in the Kingdom of Norway. The Court is located in the town of Skien. The court has jurisdiction over the counties of Vestfold og Telemark and Agder (except for Sirdal Municipality which falls under the Gulating Court of Appeal). These areas constitute the Agder judicial district (Norwegian: Agder lagdømme). This court can rule on both civil and criminal cases that are appealed from one of its subordinate district courts. Court decisions can be, to a limited extent, appealed to the Supreme Court of Norway.[1] The court has 21 judges and 13 administrative staff, including a director. The chief judicial officer of the court (Norwegian: førstelagmann) is currently Dag Bugge Norden. The court is administered by the Norwegian National Courts Administration.[2]

Location

The Court has its seat in the town of Skien. Additionally, the Court permanently sits in the towns of Tønsberg, Kristiansand, and Arendal. The Court may also sit in other places within its jurisdiction as needed.[3]

Jurisdiction

This court accepts appeals from all of the district courts from its geographic jurisdiction. This court is divided into judicial regions (Norwegian: lagsogn) and there is one or more district courts (Norwegian: tingrett) that belongs to each of these regions.[4]

Judicial Regions (lagsogner) District courts (tingretter)
Agder Agder District Court
Telemark Telemark District Court
Vestfold Vestfold District Court

History

This court was created in on 1 July 1936 when the old Borgarting og Agder Court of Appeal was split into two: Borgarting Court of Appeal in the north and the present Agder Court of Appeal in the south.[5][6][7]

References

  1. ^ Norwegian National Courts Administration. "Om Agder lagmannsrett" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 25 January 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
  2. ^ Norwegian National Courts Administration. "Ansatte" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
  3. ^ "Om Agder lagmannsrett" (in Norwegian). Agder lagmannsrett. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Forskrift om inndelingen av rettskretser og lagdømmer". Lovdata.no (in Norwegian). 26 April 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Lagmannsretten-1890-1936" (in Norwegian). Domstol.no. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Agder lagmannsrett" (in Norwegian). Arkivverket Statsarkiv i Kongsberg. 21 March 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  7. ^ Norwegian National Courts Administration. "Historikk" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2008.

External links

  • Official site (in Norwegian)
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