List of courts in the Electorate of Hesse
This list names the courts in the Electorate of Hesse .
Court organization from 1821 to 1866
With an edict of June 29, 1821, administration and justice were separated from each other in Kurhessen . Now judicial offices were responsible for the first instance jurisdiction, the administration was taken over by districts .
The highest court in the Electorate of Hesse was the Kassel Higher Appeal Court . The courts in Kassel, Hersfeld, Marburg, Fulda, Hanau, Schmalkalden and Rinteln were referred to as regional courts.
For each province a higher court was set up as a middle court:
From 1848 to 1851 there was also a higher court in Rotenburg with jurisdiction for the administrative districts of Hersfeld and Schmalkalden. On November 1, 1851, the upper courts were reduced to two (Kassel High Court and Fulda High Court). The law of October 28, 1863 summarized the individual provisions regarding the administration of justice and increased the number of higher courts back to five.
Province of Lower Hesse
The second as a judicial body of the province of Lower Hesse served the Superior Court for the Province of Lower Hesse , based in Kassel .
Schaumburg County
The court of second instance for the county of Schaumburg was the higher court for the county of Schaumburg , based in Rinteln .
| Judicial office | Seat | circle | area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rinteln Justice Office | Rinteln | Schaumburg district | Schaumburg County |
| Justice Office Obernkirchen | Obernkirchen | Schaumburg district | Schaumburg County |
| Oldendorf Justice Office | Oldendorf | Schaumburg district | Schaumburg County |
| Rodenberg Justice Office | Rodenberg | Schaumburg district | Schaumburg County |
Province of Upper Hesse
The Supreme Court for the Province of Upper Hesse , based in Marburg , acted as the court of second instance for the province of Upper Hesse .
Province of Fulda
The Higher Court for the Province of Fulda , based in Fulda , acted as the court of second instance for the Province of Fulda .
| Judicial office | Seat | circle | area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justice Office Brotterode | Brotterode | Schmalkalden district | from 1849 to the higher court in Rotenburg |
| Burghaun Justice Office | Burghaun | District of Hünfeld | |
| Justice Office Eiterfeld | Pus field | District of Hünfeld | |
| Justice Office Friedewald | Friedewald | District of Hersfeld | from 1849 to the higher court in Rotenburg |
| Justice Office Fulda | Fulda | District of Fulda | (District Court?) |
| Grossenlüder judicial office | Grossenlüder | District of Fulda | |
| Judicial Office Herrenbreitungen | Man spreads | Schmalkalden district | from 1849 to the higher court in Rotenburg |
| Justice Office Hersfeld I | Hersfeld | District of Hersfeld | from 1849 to the higher court in Rotenburg |
| Justice Office Hersfeld II | Hersfeld | District of Hersfeld | from 1849 to the higher court in Rotenburg |
| Justice Office Hünfeld | Hünfeld | District of Hünfeld | |
| Justice Office Neuhof | Neuhof | District of Fulda | |
| Justice Office Niederaula | Niederaula | District of Hersfeld | from 1849 to the higher court in Rotenburg |
| Schenklengsfeld Justice Office | Schenklengsfeld | District of Hersfeld | from 1849 to the higher court in Rotenburg |
| Schmalkalden Justice Office | Schmalkalden | Schmalkalden district | from 1849 to the higher court in Rotenburg |
| Justice Office Steinbach-Hallenberg | Steinbach-Hallenberg | Schmalkalden district | from 1849 to the higher court in Rotenburg |
Hanau Province
The court of second instance for the province of Hanau was the higher court for the province of Hanau , based in Hanau .
More dishes
In addition to the courts mentioned, there were patrimonial courts , university courts and military courts . From 1851 to 1863 there was also a disciplinary court based in Kassel.
literature
- Eckhart G. Franz , Hanns Hubert Hofmann, Meinhard Schaab: Court organization in Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria and Hesse in the 19th and 20th centuries (= official spatial organization since 1800. Basic study 14 = publications by the Academy for spatial research and regional planning. Contributions 100). ARL, Hannover 1989, ISBN 3-88838-224-6 , p. 194 ff.
- Ordinance of December 5, 1836, concerning the change in certain sub-court and district administrative districts; in: Collection of laws, ordinances, notices and other general orders for Kurhessen, 1836, p. 132, online
- FJ Bertuch: New general geographical (and statistical) ephemeris, 1826, pp. 251 ff., Online
- Friedrich Murhardt: General political annals, 1821, p. 37, (representation of the civil courts) online
Individual evidence
- ↑ Thomas Klein: Volume 11: Hessen-Nassau, the series: Walther Hubatsch: Outline of German Administrative History 1815-1945, 1979, ISBN 3-87969-126-6 , pp. 30-33
- ↑ Immanuel Buddeus (Hrsg.): German lawyer book: A manual for foreign litigation in all German countries, together with lists of all administrators in Germany, Volume 1, 1845, p. 146, online
- ^ Description of the holdings "Obergericht Rotenburg" in Arcinsys Hessen .
- ↑ GS 1863, pp. 97 ff., Online
- ^ Ordinance of December 5, 1836, concerning the change in some sub-court and district administrative districts; in: Collection of laws, ordinances, notices and other general orders for Kurhessen, 1836, p. 132, online
- ^ Ordinance of December 5, 1836, concerning the change in some sub-court and district administrative districts; in: Collection of laws, ordinances, notices and other general orders for Kurhessen, 1836, p. 132, online
- ^ Ordinance of December 5, 1836, concerning the change in some sub-court and district administrative districts; in: Collection of laws, ordinances, notices and other general orders for Kurhessen, 1836, p. 132, online
- ↑ Immanuel Buddeus (Hrsg.): German lawyer book: A manual for foreign litigation in all German countries, together with lists of all trustees in Germany, Volume 1, 1845, pp. 143-144, online
- ↑ Immanuel Buddeus (Hrsg.): German lawyer book: A manual for foreign litigation in all German countries, together with lists of all trustees in Germany, Volume 1, 1845, p. 144, online
- ↑ Immanuel Buddeus (Hrsg.): German lawyer book: A manual for foreign litigation in all German countries, together with lists of all administrators in Germany, Volume 1, 1845, pp. 144-145, online
- ↑ Immanuel Buddeus (Hrsg.): German lawyer book: A handbook for foreign litigation in all German countries, together with lists of all trustees in Germany, Volume 1, 1845, pp. 144-146, online
- ^ Carl Arnd: History of the Province of Hanau and the Lower Main Region, 1858, page 610 ff, online
- ↑ Immanuel Buddeus (Hrsg.): German lawyer book: A manual for foreign litigation in all German countries, together with lists of all administrators in Germany, Volume 1, 1845, p. 146, online
- ^ Description of the holdings in Arcinsys Hessen .