Søndre Østfold District Court

First-instance law court in Norway

Søndre Østfold District Court

Søndre Østfold tingrett
59°26′09″N 10°40′13″E﻿ / ﻿59.4358°N 10.67015°E﻿ / 59.4358; 10.67015
Established| 12 April 2021
Jurisdiction| South Østfold, Norway
Location| Fredrikstad, Halden, Moss,
and Sarpsborg
Coordinates| 59°26′09″N 10°40′13″E﻿ / ﻿59.4358°N 10.67015°E﻿ / 59.4358; 10.67015
Appeals to| Borgarting Court of Appeal
Website| Official website

Søndre Østfold District Court (Norwegian: Søndre Østfold tingrett) is a district court located in southern Østfold, Norway. This court is based at four different courthouses which are located in Fredrikstad, Halden, Moss, and Sarpsborg. The court is subordinate to the Borgarting Court of Appeal. The court serves the southern part of Østfold which includes nine municipalities.[1][2]

* The courthouse in Fredrikstad accepts cases from the municipalities of Hvaler and Fredrikstad.
* The court in Halden accepts cases from the municipalities of Aremark and Halden.
* The court in Moss accepts cases from the municipalities of Moss, Råde, and Våler.
* The court in Sarpsborg accepts cases from the municipalities of Rakkestad and Sarpsborg.

The court is led by a chief judge (sorenskriver) and several other judges. 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.[3]

## History

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This court was established on 12 April 2021 after the old Fredrikstad District Court, Halden District Court, Moss District Court, and Sarpsborg District Court were all merged into one court. The new district court system continues to use the courthouses from the predecessor courts. When the court was created, the Storting also approved moving these areas from the Borgarting Court of Appeal to the Eidsivating Court of Appeal. This change was not carried out immediately in April of 2021, however, and the law stated that the change would take place when the government is ready to make the switch.[2] By 2025, the switch had not yet been carried out.[4]

## References

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1. ^ "Søndre Østfold tingrett" (in Norwegian). Søndre Østfold tingrett. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
2. ^ a b "Forskrift om inndelingen av rettskretser og lagdømmer". Lovdata.no (in Norwegian). 12 April 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
3. ^ Gisle, Jon, ed. (9 April 2025). "tingrett". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
4. ^ Gisle, Jon, ed. (15 April 2021). "Søndre Østfold tingrett". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 20 February 2022.

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Courts of justice of Norway

* Supreme Court of Norway
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* Courts of Appeal
* District Courts

| Borgarting Court of Appeal|

* Asker og Bærum District Court
* Buskerud District Court
* Oslo District Court
* Ringerike og Hallingdal District Court
* Søndre Østfold District Court

Eidsivating Court of Appeal|

* Follo og Nordre Østfold District Court
* Gudbrandsdal District Court
* Hedmarken og Østerdal District Court
* Romerike og Glåmdal District Court
* Vestoppland og Valdres District Court

Agder Court of Appeal|

* Agder District Court
* Nedre Telemark District Court
* Vestfold District Court
* Øvre Telemark District Court

Gulating Court of Appeal|

* Hardanger og Voss District Court
* Hordaland District Court
* Haugaland og Sunnhordland District Court
* Sogn og Fjordane District Court
* Sør-Rogaland District Court

Frostating Court of Appeal|

* Nordmøre og Romsdal District Court
* Sunnmøre District Court
* Trøndelag District Court

Hålogaland Court of Appeal|

* Helgeland District Court
* Indre og Østre Finnmark District Court
* Midtre Hålogaland District Court
* Nord-Troms og Senja District Court
* Salten og Lofoten District Court
* Vestre Finnmark District Court

Special courts|

* Appeals Selection Committee
* Constitutional Court of the Realm (Impeachment)
* Industrial Disputes Tribunal
* Land consolidation Court
* Conciliation Board

Former district courts in Norway (List)

| Agder|

* Aust-Agder
* Aust-Telemark
* Flekkefjord
* Holmestrand
* Holt
* Horten
* Kragerø
* Kristiansand
* Larvik
* Lister
* Lyngdal
* Mandal
* Nedenes
* Nordre Vestfold
* Sand
* Sandefjord
* Skien og Porsgrunn
* Telemark
* Tinn og Heddal
* Tønsberg
* Vest-Telemark

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Borgarting|

* Drammen
* Eiker, Modum og Sigdal
* Follo
* Fredrikstad
* Halden
* Hallingdal
* Heggen og Frøland
* Indre Follo
* Kongsberg
* Kongsberg og Eiker
* Moss
* Ringerike, Asker og Bærum
* Ringerike
* Sarpsborg
* Ytre Follo

Eidsivating|

* Eidsvoll
* Gjøvik
* Glåmdal
* Hadeland og Land
* Hedmarken
* Nedre Romerike
* Nord-Gudbrandsdal
* Nord-Østerdal
* Solør
* Strømmen
* Sør-Gudbrandsdal
* Sør-Østerdal
* Toten
* Valdres
* Vestre Innlandet
* Vinger og Odal
* Øvre Romerike

Frostating|

* Fosen
* Gauldal
* Inderøy
* Inntrøndelag
* Midt-Trøndelag
* Møre og Romsdal
* Namdal
* Nordmøre
* Orkdal
* Romsdal
* Stjør- og Verdal
* Sunnmøre
* Søre Sunnmøre
* Sør-Trøndelag
* Trondheim

Gulating|

* Bergen
* Dalane
* Fjordane
* Hardanger
* Haugaland
* Haugesund
* Indre Sogn
* Jæren
* Karmsund
* Midthordland
* Nordfjord
* Nordhordland
* Ryfylke
* Sandnes
* Sogn
* Stavanger
* Sunnfjord
* Sunnhordland
* Voss
* Ytre Sogn

Hålogaland|

* Alstahaug
* Alta
* Brønnøy
* Hammerfest
* Indre Finnmark
* Lofoten
* Nord-Troms
* Ofoten
* Rana
* Salten
* Senja
* Tana og Varanger
* Trondenes
* Vardø
* Vesterålen
* Øst-Finnmark

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* Supervisory Committee
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