Alta District Court

Alta District Court (Norwegian: Alta tingrett) is the district court based in the town of Alta in Finnmark county, Norway. The court serves the municipalities of Alta and Loppa. The court is subordinate to the Hålogaland Court of Appeal. The court is led by the chief judge (Sorenskriver) Bjørnar K. Leistad.[1] This court employs a chief judge, another judge and four prosecutors.[2]

Alta District Court
Alta tingrett
View inside the court
JurisdictionAlta and Loppa
LocationAlta
Coordinates69.96625°N 23.274919°E / 69.96625; 23.274919
Appeals toHålogaland
Court of Appeal
Number of positions6
WebsiteOfficial website
Chief Judge (Sørenskriver)
CurrentlyBjørnar K. Leistad

The court is a court of first instance. Its judicial duties are mainly to settle criminal cases and to resolve civil litigation as well as bankruptcy. The administration and registration tasks of the court include death registration, issuing certain certificates, performing duties of a notary public, and officiating civil wedding ceremonies. Cases from this court are heard by a combination of professional judges and lay judges. Cases from this district court may be appealed to the Hålogaland Court of Appeal.[3]

References
  1. "Alta district court". Norwegian National Courts Administration. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
  2. "Om domstolen" (in Norwegian). Alta tingrett. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
  3. Gisle, Jon, ed. (2017-08-18). "Tingrett". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
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