Gulating Court of Appeal

Gulating Court of Appeal
Gulating Court of Appeal
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.

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.