Heddal District Court On 16 July 1920, the new
Heddal District Court was established when the municipalities of
Notodden,
Heddal,
Hjartdal,
Gransherad, and
Hovin were removed from other courts to create this new court.
Tinn og Heddal District Court On 21 May 1937, the nearby
Tinn District Court was dissolved and merged into this court. At the same time, the court was renamed
Tinn og Heddal District Court. This merger added the area of
Tinn Municipality to the court's jurisdiction.
Aust-Telemark District Court On 1 January 2007, the old
Nedre Telemark District Court was closed and its geographical jurisdiction was divided between other neighboring courts. The areas of
Bø Municipality and
Sauherad Municipality were then added to the area of
Tinn og Heddal District Court's jurisdiction. At the same time, the name of the court was changed to
Aust-Telemark District Court. ==References==