Dalane District Court

Dalane District Court
Dalane tingrett
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58°27′05″N 6°00′00″E / 58.451385°N 6.0001087°E / 58.451385; 6.0001087
Established1869
Dissolved26 April 2021
JurisdictionDalane
LocationEgersund, Norway
Coordinates58°27′05″N 6°00′00″E / 58.451385°N 6.0001087°E / 58.451385; 6.0001087
Appeals toGulating Court of Appeal

Dalane District Court (Norwegian: Dalane tingrett) was a district court in Agder and Rogaland counties in Norway. The court was based in the town of Egersund. The court existed until 2021. It had jurisdiction over the southern part of Rogaland county which included the municipalities of Eigersund, Bjerkreim, Lund, and Sokndal plus it also includes the neighboring municipality of Sirdal in Agder county. Cases from this court could be appealed to Gulating Court of Appeal. The court was led by the chief judge (Sorenskriver) Alexander Schønemann. This court employed a chief judge, one other judge, and three prosecutors.[1]

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.[2]

  1. ^ "Om Dalane tingrett" (in Norwegian). Dalane tingrett. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  2. ^ Gisle, Jon, ed. (27 February 2022). "Tingrett". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 February 2022.