Middlesex Quarter Sessions

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Middlesex Quarter Sessions was a historic local criminal and administrative court for the county of Middlesex in England, handling intermediate-level offences and county governance before modern local government reforms.

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instanceOf administrative court
local criminal court
quarter sessions court
abolishedAsAdministrativeBodyBy Local Government Act 1888 NERFINISHED
appliedLaw English law
archivesHeldAt London Metropolitan Archives NERFINISHED
category historic court of England and Wales
continuedAsCriminalCourtUntil creation of the Crown Court in 1972
convenedBy justices of the peace
country England
courtType intermediate court of record
didNotHandle civil litigation of higher value
most serious capital offences
existedBefore creation of county councils in England
frequency four times a year
functionedAs local government authority for Middlesex
governanceRole management of county infrastructure in Middlesex
governedBy justices of the peace for Middlesex
hadAuthorityOver appointment of certain county officials
county administration in Middlesex
maintenance of county buildings
handled administrative matters of county government
appeals from petty sessions
county rates and finances
intermediate-level criminal offences
licensing matters
poor law and vagrancy issues
prison administration matters
regulatory offences
road and bridge administration issues
hearingType jury trials for non-capital offences
jurisdiction Middlesex NERFINISHED
languageOfRecord English
locatedIn county of Middlesex NERFINISHED
partOf English system of quarter sessions
presidedOverBy chairman of quarter sessions
regionServed historic county of Middlesex NERFINISHED
relatedTo City of London Sessions NERFINISHED
London Quarter Sessions NERFINISHED
replacedBy Crown Court NERFINISHED
Middlesex County Council NERFINISHED
roleInHistory key institution in administration of criminal justice in Middlesex
precursor to modern local government in Middlesex
supervised petty sessions in Middlesex
timePeriod pre-modern local government era in England
usedFor registration of certain local orders and regulations

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Middlesex County Council replaced Middlesex Quarter Sessions
County of Middlesex historicJurisdiction Middlesex Quarter Sessions