Stockholm District Court Explained

Court Name:Stockholm District Court
Native Name:Stockholms tingsrätt
Established:1971
Location:Stockholm
Coordinates:59.3308°N 18.0436°W
Appealsto:Svea Court of Appeal
Chiefjudgetitle:Chief Judge
Chiefjudgename:Gudrun Antemar
Termstart:2017

Stockholm District Court (Swedish: Stockholms [[tingsrätt]]) is a Swedish district court in Stockholm. Stockholm District Court is Sweden's largest public court and is located in Stockholm Court House on Kungsholmen in Stockholm.[1]

History

The Stockholm District Court was established in Stockholm through the district court reform of 1971 and thereby replaced Stockholm City Court. The judicial district was formed by the Stockholm City Court's judicial district, that is, the City of Stockholm, which in 1971 was transformed with unchanged scope to Stockholm Municipality.[2] The district court took over the Stockholm City Court's premises in Stockholm Court House.

On 1 April 2007 the district court's judicial districts (domsaga), was divided into three parts, in which the part Söderort was moved over to Södertörns domsaga and Västerort moved over to Solna domsaga. Simultaneously Lidingö Municipality was added to the judicial district from the dissolved Södra Roslags domsaga. After this change the district court's judicial district consists of Lidingö Municipality and the Stockholm City Centre.[3]

Jurisdiction

The district courts jurisdiction covers the parishes Stockholms domkyrkoförsamling, Adolf Fredrik, Engelbrekt, Gustav Vasa, Hedvig Eleonora, Högalid, Katarina, Maria Magdalena, Oscar, S:t Johannes, S:t Matteus, Sofia and Västermalm as well as Lidingö Municipality.[4]

Operation

The district court has about 250 employees and 375 lay judges. Head of the court is Chief Judges Gudrun Antemar. The district court handles about 18,000 civil cases, criminal cases and cases per year and consists of five judicial departments. All departments are dealing with general criminal and civil cases and has a high degree of specialization.[1]

Chief Judges

Chief Judges of Stockholm District Court:

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stockholms tingsrätt . Stockholm District Court . Stockholm District Court . 2013-11-04 . 31 March 2016 . Swedish.
  2. Web site: Domsagohistorik Stockholms tingsrätt . . Tings- och rådhusinventeringen 1996 - 2007 . Elsa . Trolle Önnerfors . 3 . 31 March 2016 . sv.
  3. Web site: Svensk författningssamling: SFS. 2007:77, Förordning om ändring i förordningen (1982:996) om rikets indelning i domsagor . . Stockholm . 1-3 . 1 March 2007 . 31 March 2016 . sv.
  4. Web site: Stockholms tingsrätt . . Stockholm District Court . 31 March 2016 . Swedish.