Indre og Østre Finnmark District Court ( or ) is a

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located in

Finnmark Finnmark (; ; ; ; ) is a counties of Norway, county in northern Norway. By land, it borders Troms county to the west, Finland's Lapland (Finland), Lapland region to the south, and Russia's Murmansk Oblast to the east, and by water, the Norweg ...

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. This court is based at two different courthouses which are located in

Tana Bru , , or is the administrative centre of Deatnu-Tana Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village lies on the western bank of the Tana River, along the European route E6 highway. The village has a population (2023) of 743 which gives ...

and

Vadsø Vadsø or Vadso may refer to: Places * Vadsø Municipality, a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway *Vadsø (town) (Norwegian language, Norwegian; ), (Northern Sami language, Northern Sami; , or is a List of towns and cities in Norway, tow ...

. The court is subordinate to the

Hålogaland Court of Appeal The Hålogaland Court of Appeal () is one of six courts of appeal in the Kingdom of Norway. The Court is located in the city of Tromsø. The court has jurisdiction over the counties of Nordland, Troms, and Finnmark as well as the island territor ...

. The court serves the central and eastern parts of Finnmark which includes 11 municipalities as follows: *The courthouse in

accepts cases from the municipalities of

Karasjok Karasjok is a Norwegianized version of the Northern Sami name Kárášjohka. Either one may refer to the following places: * Karasjok Municipality or (Northern Sami language, Northern Sami; ) (also: ) is a List of municipalities of Norway, ...

Kautokeino Kautokeino () may refer to: Places *Kautokeino Municipality (also known as: ), a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway *Kautokeino (village) , , or is the administrative centre of Kautokeino Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The vill ...

Nesseby Nesseby may refer to: *Nesseby Municipality, a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway *Nesseby (village) , , or is a small village in Nesseby Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located on the southern coast of the Varanger ...

, and Tana. *The courthouse in

accepts cases from the municipalities of Berlevåg, Båtsfjord,

Gamvik Gamvik or Gamvika may refer to: Places * Gamvik Municipality, a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway * Gamvik (village), a village in Gamvik Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway * Gamvik Church, a church in Gamvik Municipality in Finnmark cou ...

Lebesby Lebesby ( and ) is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Finnmark Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Kjøllefjord. Other villages in the municipality include Ifjord, ...

, Sør-Varanger,

, and

Vardø Vardo or Vardø may refer to: Places * Vardø Municipality, a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway *Vardø (town) (Norwegian language, Norwegian; ), , or is a List of towns and cities in Norway, town and the administrative centre of Vard� ...

. The court is led by a chief judge () and several other judges. The court is a

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. Its judicial duties are 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 include death registration, issuing certain certificates, performing duties of a

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, and officiating civil wedding ceremonies. Cases from this court are heard by a combination of professional judges and lay judges.

History

This court was established on 26 May 2021 after the old

Indre Finnmark District Court Indre Finnmark District Court ( or ) was a district court in Finnmark county, Norway. The court was based in the village of Tana Bru. The court existed from 2004 until 2021. It served the municipalities of Nesseby, Tana, Karasjok, Porsanger and ...

and

Øst-Finnmark District Court Øst-Finnmark District Court () was a district court (Norway), district court located in the Vadsø (town), town of Vadsø in Finnmark county, Norway. The court served the eastern part of the county which includes the municipalities of Berlevåg ...

were merged into one court. The new district court system continues to use the courthouses from the predecessor courts.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Indre og Ostre Finnmark District Court District courts of Norway 2021 establishments in Norway Courts and tribunals established in 2021 Organisations based in Vadsø Organisations based in Tana Bru