Vesterålen District Court ( no, Vesterålen tingrett) was a district court in Nordland county,

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...

. The court was based in the town of Sortland. The court existed until 2021. It served the

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district in the northern part of the county. It included the municipalities of

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, Bø i Vesterålen,

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Sortland or is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Vesterålen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Sortland. Other population centres in Sortland include Bø, Holand, Holmstad, ...

, and

Øksnes Øksnes is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the northwestern part of the large island of Langøya, which is a part of the traditional region of Vesterålen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village ...

. Cases from this court could be appealed to

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. The court was led by the chief judge () Hans Edvard Roll. This court employed a chief judge, one other judge, and two 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 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 lay judges.

History

On 26 April 2021, the court was merged with the Ofoten District Court and Trondenes District Court to create the new Midtre Hålogaland District Court.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vesteraalen District Court Defunct district courts of Norway Organisations based in Sortland 2021 disestablishments in Norway