Quarter courts of Iceland

The quarter courts (Icelandic: fjórðungsdómur (singular), fjórðungsdómar (plural)) were lower courts established in Iceland approximately in the year 965 during the period of the Icelandic Commonwealth. They were institutions of Althing, the nation's legislative and judicial authority. There was no executive power in the country at the time. The country was divided into quarters and each quarter had a court consisting of 36 judges.

Quarter courts
Fjórðungsdómar
Establishedc. 965
Dissolvedc. 1262
JurisdictionIceland
LocationÞingvellir
Appeals toFifth Court
Appeals fromSpring assembly courts
Number of positions144 (36 per court)

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