Hedmarken District Court

Hedmarken District Court
Hedmarken tingrett
The Courthouse of Hamar
Map
60°47′36″N 11°04′39″E / 60.7933387756°N 11.077411651°E / 60.7933387756; 11.077411651
Established1 January 1992
Dissolved26 April 2021
JurisdictionHedemarken
LocationHamar, Norway
Coordinates60°47′36″N 11°04′39″E / 60.7933387756°N 11.077411651°E / 60.7933387756; 11.077411651
Appeals toEidsivating
Court of Appeal
Division map
Hedmark county and its court districts; Hedmarken is in purple.

Hedmarken District Court (Norwegian: Hedmarken tingrett) was a district court in Innlandet county, Norway. The court existed from 1588 to 1777 and again from 1992 until 2021. It served the Hedmarken area which included the municipalities of Hamar, Løten, Ringsaker, and Stange. The court was based in Hamar. The court had one chief judge, four other judges and two deputy judges, as well as an administrative staff of 12.[1] Cases from this court could be appealed to the Eidsivating Court of Appeal in Hamar.[2]

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.[3]

  1. ^ "Om Hedmarken tingrett" (in Norwegian). Norwegian National Courts Administration. Archived from the original on 4 September 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Om Eidsivating lagmannsrett" (in Norwegian). Norwegian National Courts Administration. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  3. ^ Gisle, Jon, ed. (14 February 2022). "Tingrett". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 February 2022.