Administrative courts of appeal in Sweden

[1][2] In addition to this, they also act as court of first instance in cases related to the principle of public access to official records.

[4][5] Approximately 550 people work for the administrative courts of appeal in Sweden, and about 120 of them serve as permanent salaried judges (Swedish: ordinarie domare).

Special provisions apply for the selection of judges and their dismissal, to guarantee the independence of the court, making them almost impossible to fire.

[1][6] There are also approximately 350 lay judges (Swedish: nämndeman) linked to the administrative courts of appeal.

Lay judges are laymen, not legally qualified representatives of the people, appointed by the county councils, serving four years at a time.

Coat of arms of the administrative court of appeal of Gothenburg
Clickable image map showing the geographic boundaries of administrative courts and administrative courts of appeal in Sweden. Administrative Court of Stockholm Administrative Court of Uppsala Administrative Court of Gothenburg Administrative Court of Karlstad Administrative Court of Malmö Administrative Court of Luleå Administrative Court of Umeå Administrative Court of Härnösand Administrative Court of Falun Administrative Court of Växjö Administrative Court of Jönköping Administrative Court of Linköping
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