Aust-Agder District Court ( no, Aust-Agder tingrett) was a district court in

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county,

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. The court was based in the town of Arendal. The court existed from 2004 until 2021. It had jurisdiction over the eastern part of the county which included the municipalities of

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, Arendal,

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, Vegarshei,

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, and

Gjerstad Gjerstad is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional region of Sørlandet, in the southeastern part of the county, along the border with Telemark county. The administrative centre of the municipality is the vil ...

. Cases from this court could be appealed to

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. The court was a

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. 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

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History

This court was established on 1 September 2004 when the old Nedenes District Court, Holt District Court, and Sand District Court were merged to form the current court. On 26 April 2021, Aust-Agder District Court was merged with the

Kristiansand District Court Kristiansand District Court ( no, Kristiansand tingrett) was a district court in Agder county, Norway. The court was based in the town of Kristiansand. The court existed until 2021. It had jurisdiction over the southern part of the county which ...

and

Lister District Court Lister District Court ( no, Lister tingrett) was a district court in Agder county, Norway. The court was based in the town of Farsund. The court existed from 2005 until 2021. It had jurisdiction over the southwestern part of the county which inc ...

to create the new

Agder District Court Agder District Court ( no, Agder tingrett) is a district court located in Agder county, Norway. This court is based at three different courthouses which are located in Farsund, Kristiansand, and Arendal. The court serves most of Agder county and ...

References

{{authority control Defunct district courts of Norway Organisations based in Arendal 2004 establishments in Norway Courts and tribunals established in 2004 2021 disestablishments in Norway