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Agder Court of Appeal
Agder lagmannsrett
Agder Court of Appeal building in Skien
59°13′08″N 9°35′54″E / 59.21878°N 9.598463°E / 59.21878; 9.598463
Established	1 July 1936
Jurisdiction	Vestfold og Telemark and Agder
Location	Gjerpensgate 16 Skien, Norway
Coordinates	59°13′08″N 9°35′54″E / 59.21878°N 9.598463°E / 59.21878; 9.598463
Composition method	Court of Appeal
Appeals to	Supreme Court of Norway
Appeals from	District courts
Number of positions	39
Website	Official website
Chief Judge (Førstelagmann)
Currently	Dag Bugge Nordén

The Agder Court of Appeal (Norwegian: Agder lagmannsrett) is one of six courts of appeal in the Kingdom of Norway. The Court is located in the town of Skien. The court has jurisdiction over the counties of Vestfold og Telemark and Agder (except for Sirdal Municipality which falls under the Gulating Court of Appeal). These areas constitute the Agder judicial district (Norwegian: Agder lagdømme). This court can rule on both civil and criminal cases that are appealed from one of its subordinate district courts. Court decisions can be, to a limited extent, appealed to the Supreme Court of Norway. The court has 21 judges and 13 administrative staff, including a director. The chief judicial officer of the court (Norwegian: førstelagmann) is currently Dag Bugge Norden. The court is administered by the Norwegian National Courts Administration.

Location

The Court has its seat in the town of Skien. Additionally, the Court permanently sits in the towns of Tønsberg, Kristiansand, and Arendal. The Court may also sit in other places within its jurisdiction as needed.

Jurisdiction

This court accepts appeals from all of the district courts from its geographic jurisdiction. This court is divided into judicial regions (Norwegian: lagsogn) and there is one or more district courts (Norwegian: tingrett) that belongs to each of these regions.

History

This court was created in on 1 July 1936 when the old Borgarting og Agder Court of Appeal was split into two: Borgarting Court of Appeal in the north and the present Agder Court of Appeal in the south.

References

1. Norwegian National Courts Administration. "Om Agder lagmannsrett" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 25 January 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
2. Norwegian National Courts Administration. "Ansatte" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
3. "Om Agder lagmannsrett" (in Norwegian). Agder lagmannsrett. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
4. "Forskrift om inndelingen av rettskretser og lagdømmer". Lovdata.no (in Norwegian). 26 April 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
5. "Lagmannsretten-1890-1936" (in Norwegian). Domstol.no. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
6. "Agder lagmannsrett" (in Norwegian). Arkivverket Statsarkiv i Kongsberg. 21 March 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
7. Norwegian National Courts Administration. "Historikk" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2008.

External links

• Official site (in Norwegian)

v t e Courts of justice of Norway
Supreme Court of Norway Appeals Selection Committee Courts of Appeal District Courts
	Borgarting Court of Appeal	Oslo District Court Buskerud District Court Ringerike, Asker og Bærum District Court Follo og Nordre Østfold District Court Søndre Østfold District Court
	Eidsivating Court of Appeal	Romerike og Glåmdal District Court Vestre Innlandet District Court Østre Innlandet District Court
	Agder Court of Appeal	Agder District Court Telemark District Court Vestfold District Court
	Gulating Court of Appeal	Hordaland District Court Haugaland og Sunnhordland District Court Sogn og Fjordane District Court Sør-Rogaland District Court
	Frostating Court of Appeal	Møre og Romsdal District Court Trøndelag District Court
	Hålogaland Court of Appeal	Helgeland District Court Indre og Østre Finnmark District Court Midtre Hålogaland District Court Nord-Troms og Senja District Court Salten og Lofoten District Court Vestre Finnmark District Court
	Special courts	Appeals Selection Committee Constitutional Court of the Realm (Impeachment) Industrial Disputes Tribunal Land consolidation Court Conciliation Board
	Former district courts in Norway (List) Agder Aust-Agder Aust-Telemark Flekkefjord Holmestrand Holt Horten Kragerø Kristiansand Larvik Lister Lyngdal Mandal Nedenes Nedre Telemark Nordre Vestfold Sand Sandefjord Skien and Porsgrunn Tinn and Heddal Tønsberg Vest-Telemark Vestfold Borgarting Asker and Bærum Drammen Eiker, Modum and Sigdal Follo Fredrikstad Halden Hallingdal Heggen and Frøland Indre Follo Kongsberg Moss Oslo Ringerike Sarpsborg Ytre Follo Eidsivating Eidsvoll Gjøvik Glåmdal Hadeland and Land Hedmarken Nedre Romerike Nord-Gudbrandsdal Nord-Østerdal Solør Sør-Gudbrandsdal Sør-Østerdal Toten Valdres Vinger and Odal Øvre Romerike Frostating Fosen Gauldal Inderøy Inntrøndelag Midt-Trøndelag Namdal Nordmøre Orkdal Romsdal Stjør- and Verdal Sunnmøre Søre Sunnmøre Sør-Trøndelag Trondheim Gulating Bergen Dalane Fjordane Hardanger Haugaland Haugesund Indre Sogn Jæren Karmsund Midthordland Nordfjord Nordhordland Ryfylke Sandnes Sogn Stavanger Sunnfjord Sunnhordland Voss Ytre Sogn Hålogaland Alstahaug Alta Brønnøy Hammerfest Indre Finnmark Lofoten Nord-Troms Ofoten Rana Salten Senja Tana and Varanger Trondenes Vardø Vesterålen Øst-Finnmark
Administration: National Courts Administration Ministry of Justice and the Police Supervisory Committee Norwegian court system law

• Courts of appeal of Norway
• Organisations based in Skien
• 1936 establishments in Norway
• Courts and tribunals established in 1936