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Court of justice in Bergen, Norway

Gulating Court of Appeal Gulating lagmannsrett Gulating Court of Appeal building in Bergen Court building in Stavanger Interactive map of Gulating Court of Appeal 60°23′31″N 5°19′39″E / 60.391976°N 5.3274434°E / 60.391976; 5.3274434 Established 1 Jan 1890 Jurisdiction Rogaland, Vestland Location Gulatings plass 1, Bergen, Norway Coordinates 60°23′31″N 5°19′39″E / 60.391976°N 5.3274434°E / 60.391976; 5.3274434 Composition method Court of Appeal Appeals to Supreme Court of Norway Appeals from District courts Number of positions 33 Website Official website Chief Judge (Førstelagmann) Currently Magni Elsheim

The **Gulating Court of Appeal** ([Norwegian](/source/Norwegian_language): *Gulating lagmannsrett*) is one of six [courts of appeal](/source/Court_of_appeal_(Norway)) in the [Kingdom of Norway](/source/Norway). The Court is located in the city of [Bergen](/source/Bergen_(city)). The court has jurisdiction over the counties of [Vestland](/source/Vestland) and [Rogaland](/source/Rogaland) plus [Sirdal Municipality](/source/Sirdal_Municipality) in [Agder](/source/Agder) county. These areas constitute the Gulating judicial district ([Norwegian](/source/Norwegian_language): *Gulating lagdømme*). This court can rule on both civil and criminal cases that are [appealed](/source/Appeal) from one of its subordinate [district courts](/source/District_court_(Norway)). Court decisions can be, to a limited extent, appealed to the [Supreme Court of Norway](/source/Supreme_Court_of_Norway).[1] There are 33 permanent judges seated on this court. The chief judicial officer of the court ([Norwegian](/source/Norwegian_language): *førstelagmann*) is currently Magni Elsheim (as of 2016). The court is administered by the [Norwegian National Courts Administration](/source/Norwegian_National_Courts_Administration).[2]

## Location

The Court has its seat at *Gulatings plass 1* in the city of [Bergen](/source/Bergen_(city)), the largest city in [Western Norway](/source/Western_Norway). The courthouse is located next to the Bergen city hall (*Bergen rådhus*). Additionally, the Court permanently sits in the city of [Stavanger](/source/Stavanger_(city)) at the Stavanger Court House. The Court may also sit in other places within its jurisdiction as needed.[2][3]

## Jurisdiction

This court accepts appeals from all of the [district courts](/source/District_court_(Norway)) from its geographic jurisdiction. This court is divided into judicial regions ([Norwegian](/source/Norwegian_language): *lagsogn*) and there is one or more district courts ([Norwegian](/source/Norwegian_language): *tingrett*) that belongs to each of these regions.[2][4]

Judicial Regions (lagsogner) District courts (tingretter) Rogaland Haugaland og Sunnhordland District Court Sør-Rogaland District Court Vestland Hordaland District Court Hardanger og Voss District Court Sogn og Fjordane District Court

## History

The court has its historical roots originating with the [Gulating](/source/Gulating), one of the first Norwegian legislative assemblies or [Þing](/source/%C3%9Eing), which was established before the year 900. This old assembly remained in operation until 1797 when the courts were changed. A new court law went into effect on 1 January 1890 which re-established the Gulating Court of Appeal which included all of [Bergen](/source/Bergen), [Søndre Bergenhus](/source/Hordaland), [Nordre Bergenhus](/source/Sogn_og_Fjordane), and [Romsdalen](/source/M%C3%B8re_og_Romsdal) counties. In 1892, some courts were consolidated and this court gained all of the county of [Stavanger](/source/Rogaland). On 1 January 1907, all of [Trøndelag](/source/Tr%C3%B8ndelag) was added to the court as well, and at that time, the name of the court was changed to [Gula- og Frostating Court of Appeal](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gula-_og_Frostating_Court_of_Appeal&action=edit&redlink=1). On 1 July 1936, the northern part of the jurisdiction ([Trøndelag](/source/Tr%C3%B8ndelag) and [Møre og Romsdal](/source/M%C3%B8re_og_Romsdal)) was separated to become the new [Frostating Court of Appeal](/source/Frostating_Court_of_Appeal) and the southern part continued as the Gulating Court of Appeal (using the old name again).[5][6]

## See also

- [Courts of Justice of Norway](/source/Courts_of_Justice_of_Norway)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Appellant Courts in Norway"](http://www.domstol.no/upload/DA/Internett/da.no/Publikasjoner/Domstolene%20i%20Norge_ENG_OPPSL.pdf) [Domstolene i Norge] (PDF).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-snl_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-snl_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-snl_2-2) Gisle, Jon, ed. (27 December 2016). ["Gulating lagmannsrett"](https://snl.no/Gulating_lagmannsrett). *[Store norske leksikon](/source/Store_norske_leksikon)* (in Norwegian). [Kunnskapsforlaget](/source/Kunnskapsforlaget). Retrieved 29 September 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Om Gulating lagmannsrett"](https://www.domstol.no/enkelt-domstol/gulating-lagmannsrett/om-gulating-lagmannsrett/) (in Norwegian). Gulating lagmannsrett. Retrieved 22 February 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-lov_4-0)** ["Forskrift om inndelingen av rettskretser og lagdømmer"](https://lovdata.no/dokument/SF/forskrift/2021-01-22-163). *Lovdata.no* (in Norwegian). 26 April 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Lagmannsretten-1890-1936"](https://www.domstol.no/en/enkelt-domstol/borgarting-lagmannsrett/om-borgarting-lagmannsrett/om-domstolen/Historikk/Lagmannsretten-1890-1936/) (in Norwegian). Domstol.no. Retrieved 22 February 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Gulating lagmannsrett"](https://www.arkivportalen.no/contributor/no-a1450-07000000004737) (in Norwegian). Arkivverket Statsarkiv i Bergen. 21 March 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2022.

## External links

- [Bergen Courthouse website](http://www.domstol.no/DAtemplates/Section.aspx?id=10100&esplanguage=NO&epslanguage=NO)

- [Main site for the courts of Norway](http://www.domstol.no/default____2916.aspx?epslanguage=EN)

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