Frostating Court of Appeal today

The Frostating Court of Appeal (lagmannsrett) is one of Norway's six courts of appeal. The court is based in Trondheim, and also has court premises in Ålesund, Molde and Kristiansund.

At present, the court has 19 judges, including one senior presiding Court of Appeal judge (førstelagmann) and two presiding Court of Appeal judges (lagmenn). The court is also staffed by 10 executive officers and the head of administration. In addition, the court has a switchboard operator. This position is shared with the rest of the courthouse (tinghuset).



The Court of Appeal hears appeals in civil cases – including cases of appraisement – as well as criminal cases from the 10 district courts (tingrettene) in the counties of Nord-Trøndelag, Sør-Trøndelag and Møre og Romsdal.

The Court of Appeal is also the appellate authority for the land consolidation courts (jordskifterettene) in the same counties.

Due to frequent trips to the courthouses in Ålesund, Molde and Kristiansund, and otherwise in connection with site inspections or viewing the scene of crime, the Frostating Court of Appeal is a mobile court in many respects.




Frostating Court of Appeal
Opening hours: 8 a.m. - 3.45 p.m. (3 p.m. in summer)
Telephone:  +47 73 54 24 60
Fax: +47 73 54 24 84
Visiting address: Munkegaten 20, Trondheim
Postal address: Postboks 2315 Sluppen, NO-7004 Trondheim, Norway
E-mail:  frostating.lagmannsrett@domstol.no