The Court is located in the city of Hamar, with jurisdiction over the Eidsivating judicial district (Norwegian: Eidsivating lagdømme), comprisong the counties of Innlandet and eastern Viken.

It can rule on both civil and criminal cases that are appealed from one of its subordinate district courts.

The chief judicial officer of the court (Norwegian: førstelagmann) is Nina Sollie[when?].

A new Eidsivating Court of Appeal was established on 1 January 1890, but it only lasted for two years.

Then on 1 July 1936, a new Eidsivating Court of Appeal was established for most of Eastern Norway.