Gulating Court of Appeal
Gulating Court of Appeal | |
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Gulating lagmannsrett | |
Gulating Court of Appeal building in Bergen | |
Court building in Stavanger | |
Jurisdiction | Rogaland, Vestland |
Location | Gulatings plass 1, Bergen, Norway |
Coordinates | 60°23′31″N 5°19′39″E / 60.391976°N 5.3274434°ECoordinates: 60°23′31″N 5°19′39″E / 60.391976°N 5.3274434°E |
Appeals to | Supreme Court of Norway |
Number of positions | 33 |
Website | Official website |
Chief Judge (Førstelagmann) | |
Currently | Magni Elsheim |
Gulating Court of Appeal (Norwegian: Gulating lagmannsrett) is a Norwegian Court of Appeal based in Bergen, Norway. It serves as the court of appeal of the district courts located in the counties of Rogaland and Vestland.[1] There are 33 permanent judges seated on this court. The chief judge (Norwegian: Førstelagmann) is Magni Elsheim (as of 2016).[2]
Jurisdiction[]
Gulating Court of Appeal is based at Gulatings plass 1 in the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. It is situated adjacent to the Bergen Town Hall (Bergen rådhus). The Gulating Court of Appeal holds many hearings in the city of Stavanger and also maintains permanent offices in the Stavanger Court House (Stavanger tingrett).[3]
It is one of six lower courts in Norway. It can rule on both civil and criminal cases. Court decisions can be, to a limited extent, appealed to the Supreme Court of Norway. The Gulating Court of Appeal serves as appeal for district courts located in Rogaland and Vestland counties on the west coast of Norway. [4] The following district courts fall under this court of appeals: Fjordane District Court, Sogn District Court, Bergen District Court, Hardanger District Court, Sunnhordland District Court, Haugaland District Court, Stavanger District Court, Jæren District Court, and Dalane District Court.
History[]
The court has its historical roots originating with the Gulating, one of the first Norwegian legislative assemblies or Þing which was established before the year 900.
See also[]
- Courts of Justice of Norway
References[]
- ^ "Appellant Courts in Norway" [Domstolene i Norge] (PDF).
- ^ Gisle, Jon, ed. (2016-12-27). "Gulating lagmannsrett". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
- ^ "Om Stavanger tingrett". Norges domstoler. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ "Om Gulating lagmannsrett". Norges domstoler. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
External links[]
- Organisations based in Bergen
- Courts of appeal of Norway
- European law stubs
- Norwegian government stubs