Sunnfjord District Court

Former court in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway

61°26′59″N 5°51′31″E / 61.4496827°N 5.858749°E / 61.4496827; 5.858749Established1591Dissolved1 Jan 2005JurisdictionSunnfjordLocationFørde, NorwayCoordinates61°26′59″N 5°51′31″E / 61.4496827°N 5.858749°E / 61.4496827; 5.858749Appeals toGulating Court of Appeal

Sunnfjord District Court (Norwegian: Sunnfjord tingrett) was a district court in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The court was based in the town of Førde. The court existed from 1591 until 2005. The court had jurisdiction over the municipalities located in the Sunnfjord region. This included the municipalities of Flora, Naustdal, Førde, Jølster, Gaular, Fjaler, and Askvoll. Cases from this court could be appealed to Gulating Court of Appeal.^[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 the district court system was implemented in Norway. On 1 January 2005, this court was merged with the Nordfjord District Court and most of the western part of Ytre Sogn District Court to form the new Fjordane District Court.^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Historie" (in Norwegian). Sogn og Fjordane tingrett. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
^ Gisle, Jon, ed. (26 February 2022). "Tingrett". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
^ "Fjordane tingrett Historie" (in Norwegian).
^ "Sunnfjord tingrett" (in Norwegian). Arkivverket Statsarkiv i Bergen. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.

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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