quarter sessions 
plural noun historical
(In England, Wales, and Northern Ireland) a court of limited criminal and civil jurisdiction and of appeal, usually held quarterly in counties or boroughs, and replaced in 1972 by crown courts.In these circumstances the case would be heard in the common law courts of assizes, quarter sessions, or petty sessions....
- Now, is this kind of appeal from a justice a hearing de novo, like a quarter sessions appeal from a magistrate?
- In 1914 quarter sessions were given appellate jurisdiction over petty sessions in certain circumstances.