Voss District Court

Voss District Court
Voss tingrett
60°37′42″N 6°25′08″E / 60.6284408°N 6.4189610°E / 60.6284408; 6.4189610
Established	1919
Dissolved	1 January 2006
Jurisdiction	Voss
Location	Vossavangen, Norway
Coordinates	60°37′42″N 6°25′08″E / 60.6284408°N 6.4189610°E / 60.6284408; 6.4189610
Appeals to	Gulating Court of Appeal

Voss District Court (Norwegian: Voss tingrett) was a district court in the Voss region of Vestland county, Norway. The court was based in the village of Vossavangen. The court existed from 1919 until 2006. It had jurisdiction over the municipalities of Voss, Eidfjord, Granvin, and Ulvik. Cases from this court could be appealed to Gulating Court of Appeal.

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]