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

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county, Norway. The court was based in the village of Volda. The court existed until 2021. It had jurisdiction over southern part of the county which included the municipalities of Herøy, Sande, Vanylven, Volda, and Ørsta. Cases from this court could be appealed to Frostating Court of Appeal. The court was led by the chief judge () Elisabeth Wiik. This court employed a chief judge, two other judges, and three prosecutors. 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

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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

In 1798, the old Sunnmøre district court was divided into ''Søre Sunnmøre District Court'' (based in Volda) and ''Nordre Sunnmøre District Court'' (based in Ålesund). The northern area roughly corresponded to the present day

Sunnmøre District Court Sunnmøre District Court ( no, Sunnmøre tingrett) was a district court in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The court was based in the town of Ålesund. The court existed until 2021. It had jurisdiction over approximately the southern third of t ...

. The name of the northern court was later changed to simply Sunnmøre District Court. In 1967, the municipalities of Ulstein and

Hareid Hareid is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative centre is the village of Hareid. The other main population centers are Brandal and Hjørungavåg. The municipality is situ ...

were transferred from the Søre Sunnmøre District Court to the Sunnmøre District Court. On 26 April 2021, this court was merged with the

Romsdal District Court Romsdal District Court ( no, Romsdal tingrett) was a district court in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The court was based in the town of Molde. The court existed until 2021. It had jurisdiction over the central part of the county which inclu ...

, and

Nordmøre District Court Nordmøre District Court ( no, Nordmøre tingrett) was a district court in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The court was based in the town of Kristiansund. The court existed until 2021. It had jurisdiction over the northern part of the county ...

to create the new

Møre og Romsdal District Court Møre og Romsdal District Court ( no, Møre og Romsdal tingrett) is a district court located in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. This court is based at four different courthouses which are located in Volda, Ålesund, Molde, and Kristiansund. T ...

References

Defunct district courts of Norway Organisations based in Volda 1798 establishments in Norway 2021 disestablishments in Norway {{Norway-gov-stub