Stjør- and Verdal District Court () was a

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Nord-Trøndelag Nord-Trøndelag (; "North Trøndelag") was a counties of Norway, county constituting the northern part of the present-day Trøndelag county in Norway. It bordered the old Sør-Trøndelag ("South Trøndelag") county as well as the county of Nordl ...

county,

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. The court was based in the town of

Levanger Levanger may refer to: Places * Levanger Municipality, a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway * Levanger (town), a town within Levanger Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway * Levanger landsogn, a former municipality (1856–1962) in Trø ...

. The court existed from 1635 until 2011. It had jurisdiction over the municipalities of

, Stjørdal,

Verdal Verdal may refer to: __NOTOC__ Places *Verdal Municipality Verdal is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad Districts of Norway, region. The administrative cen ...

, Frosta, Leksvik, and

Meråker Meråker or Meraker may refer to: Places *Meråker Municipality, a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway * Meråker (village), a village within Meråker Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway * Meråker Church, a church in Meråker Municipal ...

. Cases from this court could be appealed to

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. In the court, there work three professional judges, two deputy judges and seven clerks. In 2006, the court dealt with 158 criminal cases, 381 summary procedures and 104 civil cases. 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

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. The administration and registration tasks of the court included death registration, issuing certain certificates, performing duties of a

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

History

This court was established in 1591. Historically, the name of the court was and later , but on 1 January 2002, the name was changed to as part of a new court reform law. On 1 January 2011 this court was merged with the

Inderøy District Court Inderøy District Court () was a district court in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The court was based in the town of Steinkjer. The court existed from 1635 until 2021. It had jurisdiction over the municipalities of Steinkjer, Inderøy, Snåsa, ...

to form the new

Inntrøndelag District Court Inntrøndelag District Court () was a district court (Norway), district court in the Inntrøndelag region in Trøndelag county, Norway. The court was based in Steinkjer (town), Steinkjer. The court existed until 2021. It had jurisdiction over the ...

which was based in

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stjor- and Verdal District Court Defunct district courts of Norway Organisations based in Levanger 1591 establishments in Norway 2010 disestablishments in Norway Courts and tribunals established in 1591 Courts and tribunals disestablished in 2010