▁pet ty ▁sessions ▁with ▁summary ▁juris diction ▁in ▁minor ▁criminal ▁matters . ▁Both ▁these ▁Act s ▁are ▁still ▁on ▁the ▁stat ute ▁book , ▁though ▁heavily ▁am ended . ▁In ▁Dublin , ▁the ▁divis ional ▁magistr ates ▁exerc ised ▁similar ▁power ▁to ▁pet ty ▁sessions ▁under ▁the ▁Dublin ▁Police ▁Act s . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁Independ ence , ▁the ▁Royal ▁Irish ▁Const ab ul ary ▁retre ated ▁to ▁bar ra cks , ▁and ▁pet ty ▁sessions ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁held ▁in ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁A ▁system ▁of ▁D á il ▁Cour ts ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁by ▁the ▁First ▁D á il ▁to ▁replace ▁them . ▁A ▁D á il ▁parish ▁court ▁exerc ised ▁summary ▁juris diction ▁in ▁I RA - control led ▁areas . ▁After ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Civil ▁War , ▁however , ▁the ▁Pro vis ional ▁Government ▁decided ▁to ▁" re vert " ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁courts , ▁pending ▁the ▁report ▁of ▁a ▁commission ▁head ed ▁by ▁Lord ▁Glen avy ▁on ▁what ▁would ▁replace ▁them . ▁It ▁decided , ▁however , ▁immediately ▁to ▁make ▁changes ▁to ▁summary ▁juris diction ▁by ▁dismiss ing ▁all ▁remaining ▁resident ▁magistr ates ▁and ▁termin ating ▁the ▁comm issions ▁of ▁just ices ▁of ▁the ▁peace , ▁many ▁of ▁whom ▁had ▁res igned ▁anyway . ▁It ▁then ▁proceeded ▁to ▁appoint ▁ 2 7 ▁new ▁resident ▁magistr ates ▁who ▁would ▁sit ▁alone ▁without ▁just ices ▁of ▁the ▁peace , ▁giving ▁them ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁district ▁just ices . ▁The ▁District ▁Just ices ▁(