Oslo District Court

Oslo District Court, in Norwegian Oslo tingrett, is a district court located in Oslo, Norway, based at the Oslo Courthouse. It serves the entire city, is subordinate to the Borgarting Court of Appeal, and as the largest district court in Norway handles about 20 percent of all cases in the country. It is a court of first instance whose judicial duties are mainly to settle criminal cases and to resolve civil litigation as well as bankruptcy, and its administrative tasks include death registration, certain certificates, notary duties and civil weddings. It is led by a chief justice, called a sorenskriver, and has 100 appointed professional and deputy judges divided into eight sections.