Indre og Østre Finnmark District Court

Indre og Østre Finnmark District Court
Indre og Østre Finnmark tingrett
Sis-ja Nuorta-Finnmárkku diggegoddi
Map
70°04′25″N 29°45′04″E / 70.0737326°N 29.7511966°E / 70.0737326; 29.7511966
Established26 May 2021
JurisdictionEast/Central Finnmark, Norway
LocationVadsø and Tana Bru
Coordinates70°04′25″N 29°45′04″E / 70.0737326°N 29.7511966°E / 70.0737326; 29.7511966
Appeals toHålogaland Court of Appeal
WebsiteOfficial website

Indre og Østre Finnmark District Court (Norwegian: Indre og Østre Finnmark tingrett or Northern Sami: Sis-ja Nuorta-Finnmárkku diggegoddi) is a district court located in Finnmark, Norway. This court is based at two different courthouses which are located in Tana Bru and Vadsø. The court serves the central and eastern parts of Finnmark which includes 11 municipalities: Berlevåg, Båtsfjord, Gamvik, Karasjok, Kautokeino, Lebesby, Nesseby, Sør-Varanger, Tana, Vadsø, and Vardø. The court is subordinate to the Hålogaland Court of Appeal.[1][2]

The court is led by a chief judge (sorenskriver) and several other judges. 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.[3]

History

This court was established on 26 May 2021 after the old Indre Finnmark District Court and Øst-Finnmark District Court were merged into one court. The new district court system continues to use the courthouses from the predecessor courts.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Om Indre og Østre Finnmark tingrett" (in Norwegian). Indre og Østre Finnmark tingrett. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Forskrift om inndelingen av rettskretser og lagdømmer". Lovdata.no (in Norwegian). 12 April 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  3. ^ Gisle, Jon, ed. (14 February 2022). "Tingrett". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  4. ^ Gisle, Jon, ed. (26 April 2021). "Indre og Østre Finnmark tingrett". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 21 February 2022.