Jæren District Court ( no, Jæren tingrett) was a district court in Rogaland county,

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. The court was based at the ''Sandnes Courthouse'' located on Olav V's plass in the town of Sandnes. The court existed until 2021. It had jurisdiction over the west central 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 Gulating Court of Appeal. The court was led by the chief judge () Anne Marie Aarrestad. This court employed a chief judge, ten other judges, and five prosecutors as well as other administrative assistants. Jæren District Court had seven courtrooms. 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 in 1869 when the old Jæren og Dalane District Court was divided into two: Dalane District Court (in the south) and Jæren District Court in the north. Initially, this court had jurisdiction over

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, and

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. In 1951, the northern part of the court's jurisdictional area was separated and moved to the newly created Hafrsfjord District Court. On 24 February 1967, part of this court's geographical jurisdiction was separated to form part of the new Sandnes District Court and at the same time, the municipality of

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was transferred back into the jurisdiction of this court (from Hafrsfjord District Court which had been closed down). This meant that this court's jurisdiction only covered the municipalities of

, and

. On 1 September 2006, a major change to the district courts in the region took place. The Sandnes District Court was closed and merged into the Jæren District Court which moved the site of the court from

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in Time Municipality to the town of

. Additionally on that date, the old

Ryfylke District Court Ryfylke District Court ( no, Ryfylke tingrett) was a district court in Rogaland county, Norway. The court was based in the city of Stavanger. The court existed from 1591 until 2007. It had jurisdiction over the Ryfylke area of the county which ...

was also dissolved and

Forsand Forsand is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1871 until 2020 when it was merged into Sandnes municipality. It was located in the traditional district of Ryfylke. The administrative centre of the m ...

municipality was transferred into the jurisdiction of the Jæren District Court. On 1 July 2007,

municipality was transferred out of this court's jurisdiction and assigned to the Stavanger District Court. On 26 April 2021, Jæren District Court was merged with the Dalane District Court and Stavanger District Court to create the new

Sør-Rogaland District Court Sør-Rogaland District Court ( no, Sør-Rogaland tingrett) is a district court located in Rogaland and Agder counties in Norway. This court is based at three different courthouses which are located in Stavanger, Sandnes, and Egersund. The court s ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jaeren District Court Defunct district courts of Norway Organisations based in Sandnes 1869 establishments in Norway 2021 disestablishments in Norway