Møre og Romsdal District Court

{{Short description|First-instance law court in Norway}}

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Møre og Romsdal District Court ({{langx|no|Møre og Romsdal tingrett}}) is a district court located in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. This court is based at four different courthouses which are located in Volda, Ålesund, Molde, and Kristiansund. The court serves the whole county which includes 26 municipalities. The court in Volda accepts cases from the municipalities of Herøy, Sande, Vanylven, Volda, and Ørsta. The court in Ålesund accepts cases from the municipalities of Fjord, Giske, Haram, Hareid, Stranda, Sykkylven, Sula, Ulstein, and Ålesund. The court in Molde accepts cases from the municipalities of Aukra, Hustadvika, Molde, Rauma, and Vestnes. The court in Kristiansund accepts cases from the municipalities of Aure, Averøy, Gjemnes, Kristiansund, Smøla, Sunndal, Surnadal, and Tingvoll. The court is subordinate to the Frostating Court of Appeal.{{Cite web |title=Om Møre og Romsdal tingrett |url=https://www.domstol.no/enkelt-domstol/more-og-romsdal/more-og-romsdal/ |access-date=2022-02-20 |publisher=Møre og Romsdal tingrett |language=Norwegian}}{{Cite web |date=2021-04-12 |title=Forskrift om inndelingen av rettskretser og lagdømmer |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/SF/forskrift/2021-01-22-163 |access-date=2022-02-19 |website=Lovdata.no |language=no}}

The court is led by a chief judge ({{lang|no|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.{{Cite SNL |tingrett|tingrett|2025-02-17|Gisle|Jon|2024-11-25}}