The Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service (;

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: ''Norlin Airlan Coort Service'') runs the

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. It is a

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agency of the

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for Northern Ireland. The Court of Judicature for Northern Ireland, county courts, magistrates’ courts, coroners’ courts and certain tribunals are all administered by the Courts and Tribunals Service. The NICTS employs approximately 830 staff members. Prior to the devolution of justice matters to the

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, the Northern Ireland Court Service was a separate legal entity under the

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, established in 1979 pursuant to the

Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 The courts of Northern Ireland are the civil and criminal courts responsible for the administration of justice in Northern Ireland: they are constituted and governed by the law of Northern Ireland. Prior to the partition of Ireland, Northern I ...

. To facilitate the devolution of justice matters to the Assembly, the Department of Justice for Northern Ireland was created by the Department of Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2010. Subsequently, the 'Northern Ireland Court Service' was abolished on the 12th April 2010 by The Northern Ireland Court Service (Abolition and Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2010, with the functions of the Northern Ireland Court Service transferred to the Department of Justice for Northern Ireland as per Article 3.

List of Northern Ireland Courts

*Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland **Court of Appeal **High Court **Crown Court *Antrim *Armagh *Ballymena *Banbridge *Coleraine *Craigavon *Derry *Downpatrick *Dungannon *Enniskillen *Laganside - County Court, Crown Court, Magistrates Court *Limavady *Lisburn *Magherafelt *Newry *Newtownards *Omagh *Strabane

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External links

Court Service website
* Courts of Northern Ireland Law of Northern Ireland Government of Northern Ireland Court administration {{Ireland-law-stub

List of Northern Ireland Courts

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