Hammerfest District Court

Hammerfest District Court (Norwegian: Hammerfest tingrett) is a district court based in the town of Hammerfest in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The court serves the northern part of the county which includes the municipalities of Hammerfest, Hasvik, Måsøy, and Nordkapp. The court is subordinate to the Hålogaland Court of Appeal. The court is led by the chief judge (Sorenskriver) Anders Flock Bachmann.[1] This court employs a chief judge, two other judges and three prosecutors.[2][3]

Hammerfest District Court
Hammerfest tingrett
Hammerfest District Court is co-located with Hammerfest Police Station, the court's entrance on the left
JurisdictionNorthern Finnmark
LocationHammerfest
Coordinates70.663383°N 23.67968°E / 70.663383; 23.67968
Appeals toHålogaland
Court of Appeal
Number of positions6
WebsiteOfficial website
Chief Judge (Sørenskriver)
CurrentlyAnders Flock Bachmann
Judges
CurrentlyJon Mjellekås
CurrentlyMarius Sandvig

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 Hålogaland Court of Appeal.[4]

References
  1. "Hammerfest district court". Norwegian National Courts Administration. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
  2. "Om domstolen" (in Norwegian). Hammerfest tingrett. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
  3. "Ansatte" (in Norwegian). Hammerfest tingrett. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
  4. Gisle, Jon, ed. (2017-08-18). "Tingrett". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
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