Haugaland District Court

Haugaland District Court (Norwegian: Haugaland tingrett) is a district court located in the town of Haugesund in Rogaland county, Norway. The court serves the northern part of Rogaland county (the municipalities of Bokn, Haugesund, Karmøy, Sauda, Suldal, Tysvær, Utsira and Vindafjord) and the municipality of Etne in the far southern part of Vestland county. The court is subordinate to the Gulating Court of Appeal. The court is led by the chief judge (Sorenskriver) Tine Margrethe Odland. This court employs a chief judge, six other judges, and nine prosecutors.[1]

Haugaland District Court
Haugaland tingrett
The new Haugesund Courthouse, the current location of Haugaland District Court
Location	Haugesund, Norway
Coordinates	59.410038°N 5.273882°E
Appeals to	Gulating Court of Appeal
Number of positions	21
Website	Official website
Chief Judge (Sørenskriver)
Currently	Tine Margrethe Odland

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. Cases from this district court may be appealed to the Gulating Court of Appeal.[2]

History

The Court was established on 1 April 2008 when the old Haugesund District Court and Karmsund District Courts were merged. A new courthouse in Haugesund was constructed for the new court.[3]

References

1. "Ansatte" (in Norwegian). Haugaland tingrett. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
2. Gisle, Jon, ed. (2017-08-18). "Tingrett". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
3. "Haugaland tingrett ny domstol i Haugesund" (in Norwegian). Haugaland tingrett. Retrieved 2020-08-25.