Nordhordland District Court

Nordhordland District Court (Norwegian: Nordhordland tingrett) was a district court in Norway serving the Nordhordland and Midhordland (except for the city of Bergen) in Hordaland county, as well as Gulen Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county. The court served the municipalities of Askøy, Austevoll, Austrheim, Fedje, Fjell, Fusa, Gulen, Lindås, Masfjorden, Meland, Modalen, Os, Osterøy, Radøy, Samnanger, Sund, Vaksdal, Voss, and Øygarden. The court was subordinate to the Gulating Court of Appeal. The court was led by the chief judge (Sorenskriver). The Nordhordland District Court was co-located with the Bergen District Court at the Bergen Tinghus at Tårnplads 2 in Bergen. Cases can be appealed to Gulating Court of Appeal.

Nordhordland District Court
Nordhordland tingrett
Dissolved31 Dec 2016
JurisdictionNordhordland, Norway
LocationBergen, Norway
Coordinates60.393547°N 05.3216171°E / 60.393547; 05.3216171
Appeals toGulating
Court of Appeal

The Nordhordland District Court was expanded on 1 January 2006 when the old Midhordland District Court was merged into it. Also in 2006, the old Voss District Court and Ytre Sogn District Court were dissolved and Voss Municipality and Gulen Municipality were moved to the jurisdiction of this court.[1] On 1 January 2017, the Nordhordland District Court was merged into the Bergen District Court creating the largest district court in Norway.[2]

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 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 Frostating Court of Appeal.[3]

Courthouse

Bergen Tinghus was designed by architect Egill Reimers in a neoclassical style during 1933 and it is considered one of his main works. The brick building has 25 courtrooms covering six floors plus basement and loft. At the main entrance on Tårnplass, there are four granite statues representing the cardinal virtues: wisdom, justice, moderation and strength. The sculptures were designed by artists Nic Schiøll and Stinius Fredriksen.[4][5][6][7][8]

  • Sculptures designed by Nic Schiøll and Stinius
  • Statues representing the four cardinal virtues
  • Plaque at the main entrance of Bergen Tinghus

References
  1. "Domstolkartet forandres i Hordaland og Rogaland" (in Norwegian). Norges domstoler. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
  2. "Ny tingrett for Bergen og Nordhordland" (in Norwegian). Norges domstoler. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
  3. Gisle, Jon, ed. (2017-08-18). "Tingrett". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
  4. "Bergen tinghus". Kunsthistorie. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  5. "Tinghuset". Bergen byleksikon. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  6. Nils Anker. "Egill Reimers". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  7. Svein Aamold. "Nic Schiøll". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  8. Even Hebbe Johnsrud. "Stinius Fredriksen". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
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