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Vesterålen District Court
Vesterålen tingrett
68°41′42″N 15°25′05″E / 68.69508°N 15.41815°E / 68.69508; 15.41815
Dissolved	26 April 2021
Jurisdiction	Vesterålen, Norway
Location	Torggata 10 A, 8400 Sortland
Coordinates	68°41′42″N 15°25′05″E / 68.69508°N 15.41815°E / 68.69508; 15.41815
Appeals to	Hålogaland Court of Appeal
Division map
Vesterålen District Court covered the upper blue areas in Nordland county

Vesterålen District Court (Norwegian: Vesterålen tingrett) was a district court in Nordland county, Norway. The court was based in the town of Sortland. The court existed until 2021. It served the Vesterålen district in the northern part of the county. It included the municipalities of Andøy, Bø i Vesterålen, Hadsel, Sortland, and Øksnes. Cases from this court could be appealed to Hålogaland Court of Appeal. The court was led by the chief judge (Sorenskriver) Hans Edvard Roll. This court employed a chief judge, one other judge, and two prosecutors.

The court was a court of first instance. Its judicial duties were mainly to settle criminal cases and to resolve civil litigation as well as bankruptcy. The administration and registration tasks of the court included death registration, issuing certain certificates, performing duties of a notary public, and officiating civil wedding ceremonies. Cases from this court were heard by a combination of professional judges and lay judges.

History

On 26 April 2021, the court was merged with the Ofoten District Court and Trondenes District Court to create the new Midtre Hålogaland District Court.

References

1. "Vesterålen district court". Norwegian National Courts Administration. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
2. "Ansatte" (in Norwegian). Vesterålen tingrett. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
3. Gisle, Jon, ed. (26 February 2022). "Tingrett". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
4. "Forskrift om inndelingen av rettskretser og lagdømmer". Lovdata.no (in Norwegian). 12 April 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2022.

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• Defunct district courts of Norway
• Organisations based in Sortland
• 2021 disestablishments in Norway