Romsdal District Court

District court in Romsdal, Norway

62°44′04″N 7°09′03″E / 62.73458°N 7.15084°E / 62.73458; 7.15084Established1591Dissolved26 April 2021JurisdictionRomsdalen, NorwayLocationJulsundvegen 9
Molde, Molde MunicipalityCoordinates62°44′04″N 7°09′03″E / 62.73458°N 7.15084°E / 62.73458; 7.15084Appeals toFrostating Court of Appeal

Romsdal District Court (Norwegian: Romsdal tingrett) was a district court in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The court was based in the town of Molde. The court existed until 2021. It had jurisdiction over the central part of the county which included the municipalities of Aukra, Fræna, Midsund, Molde, Nesset, Rauma, Sandøy, and Vestnes. Cases from this court could be appealed to Frostating Court of Appeal. The court was led by the chief judge (Sorenskriver) Svein Eikrem. This court employed a chief judge and three other judges.^[1]

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.^[2]

History

This court was established in 1591 when district courts were established in Norway. On 26 April 2021, this court was merged with the Sunnmøre District Court, Søre Sunnmøre District Court, and Nordmøre District Court to create the new Møre og Romsdal District Court.^[3]

References

^ "Romsdal district court". Norwegian National Courts Administration. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
^ Gisle, Jon, ed. (26 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 26 February 2022.

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Eidsivating Court of Appeal

Agder Court of Appeal

Gulating Court of Appeal

Frostating Court of Appeal

Hålogaland Court of Appeal

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Former district courts in Norway (List)

Agder	Aust-Agder Aust-Telemark Flekkefjord Holmestrand Holt Horten Kragerø Kristiansand Larvik Lister Lyngdal Mandal Nedenes Nedre Telemark Nordre Vestfold Sand Sandefjord Skien and Porsgrunn Tinn and Heddal Tønsberg Vest-Telemark Vestfold
Borgarting	Asker and Bærum Drammen Eiker, Modum and Sigdal Follo Fredrikstad Halden Hallingdal Heggen and Frøland Indre Follo Kongsberg Moss Oslo Ringerike Sarpsborg Ytre Follo
Eidsivating	Eidsvoll Gjøvik Glåmdal Hadeland and Land Hedmarken Nedre Romerike Nord-Gudbrandsdal Nord-Østerdal Solør Sør-Gudbrandsdal Sør-Østerdal Toten Valdres Vinger and Odal Øvre Romerike
Frostating	Fosen Gauldal Inderøy Inntrøndelag Midt-Trøndelag Namdal Nordmøre Orkdal Romsdal Stjør- and Verdal Sunnmøre Søre Sunnmøre Sør-Trøndelag Trondheim
Gulating	Bergen Dalane Fjordane Hardanger Haugaland Haugesund Indre Sogn Jæren Karmsund Midthordland Nordfjord Nordhordland Ryfylke Sandnes Sogn Stavanger Sunnfjord Sunnhordland Voss Ytre Sogn
Hålogaland	Alstahaug Alta Brønnøy Hammerfest Indre Finnmark Lofoten Nord-Troms Ofoten Rana Salten Senja Tana and Varanger Trondenes Vardø Vesterålen Øst-Finnmark