Sør-Trøndelag District Court () was a

district court District courts are a category of courts which exists in several nations, some call them "small case court" usually as the lowest level of the hierarchy. These courts generally work under a higher court which exercises control over the lower co ...

Trøndelag Trøndelag (; or is a county and coextensive with the Trøndelag region (also known as ''Midt-Norge'' or ''Midt-Noreg,'' "Mid-Norway") in the central part of Norway. It was created in 1687, then named Trondhjem County (); in 1804 the county was ...

county,

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...

. The court was based in the city of

Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; ), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros, and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2022, it had a population of 212,660. Trondheim is the third most populous municipality in Norway, and is ...

at the Trondheim courthouse. The court existed from 2003 until 2021. It had jurisdiction over the municipalities of

Malvik Malvik may refer to: Places *Malvik Municipality Malvik is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Trondheim Region. The administrative center of the municipality is th ...

, Klæbu,

Selbu Selbu may refer to: Places *Selbu Municipality, a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway *Selbu Church, a church in Selbu Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway *Mebonden (sometimes ''Selbu''), a village within Selbu Municipality in Trøndela ...

Tydal Tydal may refer to: Places * Tydal Municipality, a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway * Tydalen, a valley in Trøndelag county, Norway * Tydal Church, a church in Tydal Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway Other * Tydal (band), a r ...

Røros Røros may refer to: Places * Røros Municipality, a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway * Røros (town), a town within Røros Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway * Røros Church, a church in Røros Municipality in Trøndelag county, No ...

, Holtålen,

Midtre Gauldal Midtre Gauldal is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Gauldalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Støren. Other villages in the municipality include Singsås, Soknedal, Enodden, ...

Oppdal Oppdal may refer to: Places *Oppdal Municipality is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Dovre region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Oppdal ( ...

Rennebu Rennebu may refer to: Places *Rennebu Municipality Rennebu is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Orkdalen Districts of Norway, region. The administrative centre of ...

Melhus Melhus may refer to: Places *Melhus Municipality Melhus is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Gauldalen Districts of Norway, region. The administrative centre of ...

, Meldal,

Skaun Skaun may refer to: Places * Skaun Municipality, a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway * Skaun (village), a village within Skaun Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway * Skaun Church, a church in Skaun Municipality in Trøndelag county, No ...

Orkdal Orkdal may refer to: Places *Orkdal Municipality, a former municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway *''Orkdal'' or Orkdalen, a valley and traditional district in Trøndelag county, Norway * Orkdal Fjord, a fjord in Trøndelag county, Norway * Ork ...

, Agdenes,

Snillfjord Snillfjord may refer to: Places

*Snillfjorden, a fjord in Trøndelag county, Norway *Snillfjord Church, a church in Heim Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway *Snillfjord Municipality, a former municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway *Ytr ...

, and

Hemne Hemne may refer to: Places * Hemne Municipality, a former municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway * Hemne Church, a church in Heim Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway Other * KIL/Hemne, a sports club based in Heim Municipality in Trøndela ...

. Cases from this court could be appealed to

Frostating Court of Appeal The Frostating Court of Appeal () is one of six courts of appeal in the Kingdom of Norway. The Court is located in the city of Trondheim. The court has jurisdiction over the counties of Trøndelag and Møre og Romsdal. These areas constitute the ...

. The chief judge () was Leif Otto Østerbø. 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 on 1 January 2003 upon the merger of the three smaller district courts: Gauldal District Court, Orkdal District Court, and Midt-Trøndelag District Court. Then, on 1 January 2010, the Trondheim District Court, which served just the city of Trondheim, was merged into this court as well. On 26 April 2021, this court was merged with the Fosen District Court,

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 ...

, and Namdal District Court to create the new

Trøndelag District Court Trøndelag District Court () is a district court located in Trøndelag county, Norway. This court is based at four different courthouses which are located in Brekstad, Namsos, Steinkjer, and Trondheim. The court is subordinate to the Frostating C ...

References

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