Nordhordland District Court

Nordhordland District Court
Nordhordland tingrett
Bergen Courthouse
60°23′37″N 5°19′18″E / 60.393547°N 05.3216171°E / 60.393547; 05.3216171
Established	1591
Dissolved	31 Dec 2016
Jurisdiction	Nordhordland
Location	Bergen, Norway
Coordinates	60°23′37″N 5°19′18″E / 60.393547°N 05.3216171°E / 60.393547; 05.3216171
Appeals to	Gulating Court of Appeal

Nordhordland District Court (Norwegian: Nordhordland tingrett) was a district court in Norway serving the Nordhordland and Midhordland (except for the city of Bergen) in Hordaland county, as well as Gulen Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county. The court served the municipalities of Askøy, Austevoll, Austrheim, Fedje, Fjell, Fusa, Gulen, Lindås, Masfjorden, Meland, Modalen, Os, Osterøy, Radøy, Samnanger, Sund, Vaksdal, Voss, and Øygarden. The court was subordinate to the Gulating Court of Appeal. The court was led by the chief judge (Sorenskriver). The Nordhordland District Court was co-located with the Bergen District Court at the Bergen Tinghus at Tårnplads 2 in Bergen.

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.^[1]