Nord-Troms District Court ( no, Nord-Troms tingrett) was a district court located in the city of Tromsø in

Troms Troms (; se, Romsa; fkv, Tromssa; fi, Tromssa) is a former county in northern Norway. On 1 January 2020 it was merged with the neighboring Finnmark county to create the new Troms og Finnmark county. This merger is expected to be reversed by t ...

county,

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...

. The court served the part of the county located north of the Malangen fjord, plus the territory of Svalbard. This included the municipalities of

Tromsø Tromsø (, , ; se, Romsa ; fkv, Tromssa; sv, Tromsö) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tromsø. Tromsø lies in Northern Norway. The municipality is the ...

, Karlsøy,

Balsfjord Balsfjord ( sme, Báhccavuotna ; fkv, Paatsivuono) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Storsteinnes. Other villages include Mestervik, Mortenhals, and Nordkj ...

, Storfjord, Gáivuotna – Kåfjord,

Nordreisa Nordreisa ( se, Ráisa ; fkv, Raisi) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Storslett. Other villages include Oksfjordhamn, Sørkjosen, and Rotsund. The munici ...

Skjervøy Skjervøy kommune ( sme, Skiervvá suohkan; fkv, Kieruan komuuni) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Skjervøy on the island of Skjervøya, where most of the in ...

and

Kvænangen Kvænangen ( sme, Návuotna; fkv, Naavuono) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Burfjord. The European route E6 highway goes through the municipality and ove ...

(and Svalbard). The court was subordinate to the

Hålogaland Court of Appeal The Hålogaland Court of Appeal ( no, Hålogaland lagmannsrett) is one of six courts of appeal in the Kingdom of Norway. The Court is located in the city of Tromsø. The court has jurisdiction over the counties of Nordland, Troms, and Finnmark as ...

. The court was led by the chief judge () Unni Sandbukt. This court employed a chief judge and nine other judges. The court was a

court of first instance A court is any person or institution, often as a government institution, with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties and carry out the administration of justice in civil, criminal, and administrative matters in accorda ...

. 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

Starting around 1600, Troms county was divided into two district courts: Senja District Court and Tromsø District Court. In 1755 the two courts were merged into one court: Senja og Tromsø District Court. When

became a

kjøpstad A (historically: ''kjøbstad'', ''kjöbstad'', or ''kaupstad'') is an old Scandinavian term for a "market town" that was used in the Kingdom of Denmark-Norway for several hundred years. The name comes from the on, kaupstaðr. Kjøpstads were ...

in 1794, it was supposed to have its own court, although that didn't actually happen until 1838. In 1855, the district court was divided back to the historical Senja District Court and Tromsø District Court. In 1917, the Tromsø District Court was divided into two: Malangen District Court and Lyngen District Court. In 1985, a new Tromsø District Court was established by the merger of the Tromsø City Court and the Malangen District Court. In 1990, the Nord-Troms District Court was created when the Tromsø District Court was merged with the Lyngen District Court. Originally, it was called the , but in 2002, all courts of first instance in Norway changed their name , thus its new name was . On 26 April 2021, Nord-Troms District Court was merged with the Senja District Court to create the new Nord-Troms og Senja District Court.

References

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