Court Organization Act (Hessen)

Basic data
Title:	Law on the seat and district of the courts of ordinary jurisdiction and the public prosecutor's offices
Short title:	Court Organization Act
Previous title:	Law on the seat and district of the courts of ordinary jurisdiction
Abbreviation:	GerOrgG HE not officially
Type:	State Law
Scope:	Hesse
Legal matter:	Administration of justice
Original version from:	February 8, 1961 ; (GVBl. P. 29)
Entry into force on:	March 1, 1961
Last revision from:	February 11, 2005 ; ( GVBl. I p. 98 )
Last change by:	December 13, 2012 ; ( GVBl. I p. 624 )
Effective date of the ; last change:	December 14, 2012
	Please note the note on the applicable legal version.

The Court Organization Act of February 8, 1961 regulates the organization of ordinary courts in Hesse. In the annex to this law, the affiliation of the respective Hessian municipalities to the judicial districts is specified.

prehistory

The first forerunner was a grand ducal ordinance "Regarding the division of the state into district councils and district courts" of July 14, 1821, which established the following ordinary courts for the Grand Duchy of Hesse :

Starkenburg Province : City Court Darmstadt , Regional Court Lorsch , Regional Court Zwingenberg , Regional Court Großgerau , Regional Court Langen , Regional Court Steinheim , Regional Court Umstadt , Regional Court Lichtenberg , Regional Court Fürth , Regional Court Hirschhorn , Regional Court Wimpfen
Province of Upper Hesse : City Court Gießen , Regional Court Gießen , Regional Court Vöhl , Regional Court Biedenkopf , Regional Court Gladenbach , Regional Court Friedberg , Regional Court Großkarben , Regional Court Nidda , Regional Court Ortenberg , Regional Court Schotten , Regional Court Grünberg , Regional Court Homberg an der Ohm , Regional Court Alsfeld , Regional Court Lauterbach , Regional Court Altenschlirf , District Court Schlitz

See also

Older versions from 1961, 1968 and 1976

The seat of the Hessian Higher Regional Court was Frankfurt determined. The seats of the nine Hessian regional courts that still exist today were determined:

The districts of the regional courts were formed from the following district court districts:

The district of the Darmstadt Regional Court from the districts of the District Courts of Beerfelden (repealed on July 1, 1968), Bensheim , Darmstadt , Dieburg , Fürth , Groß-Gerau , Groß-Umstadt (repealed on July 1, 1968), Hirschhorn (Neckar) (repealed on July 1, 1968), Höchst im Odenwald (repealed on July 1, 1968), Lampertheim , Langen , Michelstadt , Offenbach am Main , Reichelsheim im Odenwald (repealed on July 1, 1968), Reinheim (repealed on July 1, 1968) , Rüsselsheim (founded on June 1, 1976), Seligenstadt and Wald-Michelbach (repealed on July 1, 1968).
The district of the Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main from the districts of the district courts of Frankfurt am Main , Bad Homburg vd Höhe , Königstein im Taunus , Bad Vilbel (dissolved on January 1, 2005) and Usingen .
The district of the District Court of Fulda from the districts of the district courts of Fulda , Bad Hersfeld , Hünfeld and Lauterbach (dissolved on January 1, 2005).
The district of the regional court of Giessen from the districts of the district courts of Alsfeld , Büdingen , Butzbach (dissolved on January 1, 2005), Friedberg , Gießen , Grünberg (repealed on July 1, 1968), Homberg (Ohm) (repealed on July 1, 1968) , Laubach (repealed on July 1, 1968), Bad Nauheim (repealed on July 1, 1968), Nidda , Ortenberg (repealed on July 1, 1968) and Schotten (repealed on July 1, 1968).
The district of the district court Hanau am Main from the districts of the district courts Gelnhausen , Hanau am Main , Langenselbold (repealed on July 1, 1968), Bad Orb (repealed on July 1, 1968), Salmünster (repealed on July 1, 1968), Schlüchtern , Steinau (repealed on July 1, 1968) and Wächtersbach (repealed on July 1, 1968).
The district of the regional court of Kassel from the districts of the district courts Arolsen , Eschwege , Fritzlar , Hofgeismar (dissolved on January 1, 2005), Karlshafen (dissolved on July 1, 1968), Kassel , Korbach , Melsungen , Rotenburg an der Fulda , Sontra (canceled on June 1, 1976), Bad Wildungen (dissolved on January 1, 2005), Witzenhausen (dissolved on January 1, 2005) and Wolfhagen (dissolved on January 1, 2005).
The district of the regional court Limburg an der Lahn from the districts of the district courts Braunfels (repealed on July 1, 1968), Dillenburg , Ehringshausen (repealed on July 1, 1968), Hadamar (repealed on January 1, 2005), Herborn (dissolved on 1 July 1968) January 2005), Limburg an der Lahn , Runkel (repealed on July 1, 1968), Weilburg and Wetzlar .
The district of the Marburg an der Lahn district court from the districts of the district courts of Biedenkopf , Borken (Kassel district) (repealed on July 1, 1968), Frankenberg (Eder) , Gladenbach (repealed on July 1, 1968), Homberg (Kassel district) , Kirchhain , Marburg an der Lahn , Neukirchen (repealed on July 1, 1968) and Treysa (renamed the Schwalmstadt District Court on December 1, 1971).
The district of the regional court Wiesbaden from the districts of the district courts Eltville am Rhein (dissolved on January 1, 2005), Hochheim am Main (dissolved on January 1, 2005), Idstein , Rüdesheim am Rhein , Bad Schwalbach and Wiesbaden .

Version from 2005

In the version dated February 11, 2005, the distribution of the local courts to the individual regional court districts was as follows:

The district of the Darmstadt Regional Court is formed from the districts of the district courts of Bensheim , Darmstadt , Dieburg , Fürth , Groß-Gerau , Lampertheim , Langen (Hesse) , Michelstadt , Offenbach am Main , Rüsselsheim and Seligenstadt .

The district of the Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main is formed from the districts of the district courts of Frankfurt am Main , Bad Homburg vd Höhe , Königstein im Taunus and Usingen (repealed on January 1, 2012).

The district of the District Court of Fulda is formed from the districts of the district courts of Fulda , Bad Hersfeld , Hünfeld and Rotenburg an der Fulda (repealed on January 1, 2012).

The district of the regional court of Gießen is formed from the districts of the district courts of Alsfeld , Büdingen , Friedberg (Hessen) , Gießen and Nidda (repealed on January 1, 2012).

The district of the district court Hanau is formed from the districts of the district courts Gelnhausen , Hanau and Schlüchtern (repealed on January 1, 2012).

The district of the regional court of Kassel is formed from the districts of the district courts of Bad Arolsen (repealed on January 1, 2012), Eschwege , Fritzlar , Kassel , Korbach and Melsungen .

The district of the regional court Limburg an der Lahn is formed from the districts of the district courts Dillenburg , Limburg an der Lahn , Weilburg and Wetzlar .

The district of the Marburg district court is formed from the districts of the district courts of Biedenkopf , Frankenberg (Eder) , Kirchhain , Marburg , and Schwalmstadt .

The district of the regional court Wiesbaden is formed from the districts of the district courts Idstein , Rüdesheim am Rhein , Bad Schwalbach and Wiesbaden .

Web links

Current complete edition of the Court Organization Act. Retrieved August 12, 2018 .

Individual evidence

↑ Law on the seat and the district of the courts of ordinary jurisdiction (Court Organization Act) of February 8, 1961 . In: The Hessian Minister of Justice (ed.): Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 1961 No. 6 , p. 29 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 1,2 MB ]).
↑ Hess. Reg.Bl. Pp. 403-415
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y Second law amending the Court Organization Act (Amends GVBl. II 210–16) of February 12, 1968 . In: Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 1968 No. 4 , p. 41–44 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 298 kB ]).
↑ ^a ^b Seventh law amending the Court Organization Act (Amends GVBl. II 210-16 and 212-05) of March 26, 1976 . In: The Hessian Minister of Justice (ed.): Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 1976 No. 8 , p. 212–214 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 935 kB ]).
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Amendment of the Court Organization Act Art. 1 (GVBl. I pp. 507–508) of December 20, 2004 . In: Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 2004 No. 24 , p. 507–508 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 1,4 MB ]).
^ Fourth law amending the Court Organization Act (Amends GVBl. II 210-16) of November 2, 1971 . In: The Hessian Minister of Justice (ed.): Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 1971 No. 28 , p. 260 , Article 1, Paragraph 2 l) ( Online at the information system of the Hessian State Parliament [PDF; 781 kB ]).
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Law on the Amendment of Organizational Regulations (GVBl. I pp. 409–419) of September 16, 2011 . In: Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 2011 No. 17 , p. 409 ff . ( Online at the information system of the Hessian State Parliament [PDF; 574 kB ]). Refers to the law on the seat and the district of the courts of ordinary jurisdiction and the public prosecutor's offices (Judicial Organization Act) (GVBl. I p. 98) of February 1, 2005 . In: Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 2005 No. 5 , p. 98 ff . ( Online at the information system of the Hessian State Parliament [PDF; 235 kB ]).

[1] Law on the seat and the district of the courts of ordinary jurisdiction (Court Organization Act) of February 8, 1961 . In: The Hessian Minister of Justice (ed.): Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 1961 No. 6 , p. 29 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 1,2 MB ]).

[2] Hess. Reg.Bl. Pp. 403-415

[2.-3] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y Second law amending the Court Organization Act (Amends GVBl. II 210–16) of February 12, 1968 . In: Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 1968 No. 4 , p. 41–44 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 298 kB ]).

[7.-4] Seventh law amending the Court Organization Act (Amends GVBl. II 210-16 and 212-05) of March 26, 1976 . In: The Hessian Minister of Justice (ed.): Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 1976 No. 8 , p. 212–214 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 935 kB ]).

[Strukturreform-5] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Amendment of the Court Organization Act Art. 1 (GVBl. I pp. 507–508) of December 20, 2004 . In: Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 2004 No. 24 , p. 507–508 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 1,4 MB ]).

[6] Fourth law amending the Court Organization Act (Amends GVBl. II 210-16) of November 2, 1971 . In: The Hessian Minister of Justice (ed.): Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 1971 No. 28 , p. 260 , Article 1, Paragraph 2 l) ( Online at the information system of the Hessian State Parliament [PDF; 781 kB ]).

[letzte-7] Law on the Amendment of Organizational Regulations (GVBl. I pp. 409–419) of September 16, 2011 . In: Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 2011 No. 17 , p. 409 ff . ( Online at the information system of the Hessian State Parliament [PDF; 574 kB ]). Refers to the law on the seat and the district of the courts of ordinary jurisdiction and the public prosecutor's offices (Judicial Organization Act) (GVBl. I p. 98) of February 1, 2005 . In: Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 2005 No. 5 , p. 98 ff . ( Online at the information system of the Hessian State Parliament [PDF; 235 kB ]).