Lister District Court ( no, Lister tingrett) was a district court in

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county,

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. 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 included the municipalities of

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, and

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. Cases from this court could be appealed to

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. This court employed a chief judge, three other judges, and four prosecutors. 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

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. 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 first established in 1591 when the district court system was set up in Norway. It served the Lister area of Lister og Mandal county. The court was divided on 25 September 1809 when the western part of the court's jurisdiction became the Flekkefjord District Court and the eastern part became the

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. On 1 January 2005, the

and Flekkefjord District Court were merged to create the new Lister District Court (roughly corresponding to the old court of the same name). On 26 April 2021, Lister 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

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to create the new

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Name

For information about the name, see Lista#Name.

References

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