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.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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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