Courts of appeal in Sweden

The courts of appeal in Sweden (Swedish: hovrätt) are the second instance on issues relating to criminal cases, contentious cases and other judicial issues that have already been dealt with by a district court.

A judge who presides over a division is titled Senior Judge of Appeal (Swedish: hovrättslagman), and the head official of the appellate court is titled President, Court of Appeal (Swedish: hovrättspresident).

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

During the imperial era, additional courts of appeal were introduced in order to relieve the original Svea hovrätt.

If one of the legally qualified judges is prevented from adjudicating after the commencement of the main hearing, the bench nevertheless constitutes a quorum.

If there is no reason to impose a sanction more severe than fines in a criminal case, three legally qualified judges constitute a quorum.

The Court of Appeal for Western Sweden ( Hovrätten för Västra Sverige ) in Gothenburg.
Map of Sweden showing the geographic boundaries appellate courts in Sweden.
Clickable image map showing the geographic boundaries of district courts in Sweden. District court of Gällivare District court of Haparanda District court of Luleå District court of Lycksele District court of Skellefteå District court of Umeå District court of Gävle District court of Hudiksvall District court of Sundsvall District court of Ångermanland District court of Östersund District court of Attunda District court of Eskilstuna District court of Falun District court of Gotland District court of Mora District court of Nacka District court of Norrtälje District court of Nyköping District court of Solna District court of Stockholm District court of Södertälje District court of Södertörn District court of Uppsala District court of Västmanland District court of Eksjö District court of Jönköping District court of Kalmar District court of Linköping District court of Norrköping District court of Skaraborg District court of Växjö District court of Örebro District court of Alingsås District court of Borås District court of Göteborg District court of Halmstad District court of Uddevalla District court of Varberg District court of Vänersborg District court of Värmland District court of Blekinge District court of Helsingborg District court of Hässleholm District court of Kristianstad District court of Lund Malmö District Court District court of Ystad
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