This court was established on 24 February 1967, when parts of the
Jæren District Court and
Ryfylke District Court were used to create this new court. Initially, the court's geographical jurisdiction came from the municipalities of
Høyland,
Sandnes, and
Hetland (which came from the Jæren District Court) and
Høle and
Gjesdal (which came from the Ryfylke District Court). On 1 September 2006, a major change to the district courts in the region took place. The Sandnes District Court was closed and merged into the
Jæren District Court which moved the site of the court from
Bryne in
Time Municipality to the town of
Sandnes. Additionally on that date, the old
Ryfylke District Court was also dissolved and
Forsand Municipality was transferred into the jurisdiction of the Jæren District Court. ==References==