Midtre Hålogaland District Court () is a

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located in

Troms Troms (; ; ; ) is a Counties of Norway, county in northern Norway. It borders Finnmark county to the northeast and Nordland county in the southwest. Norrbotten Län in Sweden is located to the south and further southeast is a shorter border with ...

and

Nordland Nordland (; , , , ) is one of the three northernmost Counties of Norway, counties in Norway in the Northern Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Trøndelag in the south, Norrbotten County in Sweden to the east, Västerbotten County to t ...

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

Harstad Harstad may refer to: Places *Harstad (town) Harstad (; ) is a List of towns and cities in Norway, city in Harstad Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The city is also the administrative centre of Harstad Municipality. The city has a populati ...

Narvik () is the third-largest List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Nordland Counties of Norway, county, Norway, by population. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Narvik (town), town of Narvik. Some of the notable villag ...

, and

Sortland Sortland may refer to: Places *Sortland Municipality, a municipality in Nordland county, Norway *Sortland (town), a town within Sortland Municipality in Nordland county, Norway *Sortland Church, a church in the town of Sortland in Sortland Municipa ...

. 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

Ofoten Ofoten is a districts of Norway, traditional district in Nordland county in Northern Norway. It consists of Evenes Municipality, Narvik Municipality, and Lødingen Municipality. It is named after the main fjord, Ofotfjorden, which is at the cent ...

Vesterålen Vesterålen ( , ; ) is a district and archipelago in Nordland county, Norway. It is located just north of Lofoten and west of Harstad. It is the northernmost part of Nordland county. Sortland is the largest town, situated near the center of the a ...

, and the southern part of

in central

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which includes cases from 15 municipalities. *The courthouse in

accepts cases from the municipalities of

Ibestad Ibestad may refer to: Places *Ibestad Municipality, a municipality in Troms county, Norway *''Ibestad'', also known as Hamnvik, a village within Ibestad Municipality in Troms county, Norway *Ibestad Church, a church in Ibestad Municipality in Troms ...

Kvæfjord Kvæfjord may refer to: Places * Kvæfjord Municipality, a municipality in Troms county, Norway * Kvæfjorden, a fjord in Troms and Nordland counties in Norway * Kvæfjord Church, a church in Kvæfjord Municipality in Troms county, Norway Other * ...

, and

Tjeldsund Tjeldsund may refer to: Places *Tjeldsund Municipality, a municipality in Troms county, Norway * Tjeldsund Bridge, a suspension road bridge that crosses the Tjeldsundet strait in Troms county, Norway * Tjeldsund Church, a church in Tjeldsund Munici ...

. *The courthouse in

accepts cases from the municipalities of Evenes, Gratangen, Lavangen,

Lødingen Lødingen may refer to: Places *Lødingen Municipality, a municipality in Nordland county, Norway *Lødingen (village), a coastal fishing village within Lødingen Municipality in Nordland county, Norway *Lødingen Church, a church in Lødingen Muni ...

, and

Salangen Salangen may refer to: Places *Salangen Municipality, a municipality in Troms county, Norway *Salangen (fjord) or is a fjord in Salangen Municipality and Ibestad Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The fjord flows to the northeast from the ...

. *The courthouse in

accepts cases from the municipalities of Andøy, Bø,

Hadsel Hadsel may refer to: Places *Hadsel Municipality, a municipality in Nordland county, Norway * Hadsel (village), a village in Hadsel Municipality Hadsel () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Nordland Counties of Norway, county ...

, and

Øksnes Øksnes may refer to: Places *Øksnes Municipality, a municipality in Nordland county, Norway *Øksnes Church, a church in Øksnes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway *Øksnes, Trøndelag, a village in Steinkjer Municipality in Trøndelag count ...

. 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 April 2021 after the old Ofoten District Court, Trondenes District Court and Vesterålen District Court were all merged into one court. The new district court system continues to use the courthouses from the predecessor courts.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Midtre Haalogaland District Court District courts of Norway 2021 establishments in Norway Courts and tribunals established in 2021 Organisations based in Harstad Organisations based in Narvik Organisations based in Sortland