A court of sessions is the name of a type of court in a number of countries which derive their legal system largely from English law. The name is, however, not of English, but Scottish origin. As many Scots were a part of the British colonial emigration, the name of this institution was familiar to them, and in various circumstances, it was adopted, at least nominally.

Following is a list of courts of sessions:

• Court of Session
  Court of Session
  The Court of Session is the supreme civil court of Scotland, and constitutes part of the College of Justice. It sits in Parliament House in Edinburgh and is both a court of first instance and a court of appeal....
  
   the Supreme Civil court of Scotland
• Court of Session (Pakistan)
  Court of Session (Pakistan)
  The Court of Session is the primary Court of First Instance in Criminal Cases in Pakistan, and most serious Criminal Cases are tried in it. The Court also has limited Civil and Appelete juridiction.-External links:*...
  
  , the main Criminal Court of Pakistan
• Court of Sessions (California)
  Court of Sessions (California)
  The Court of Sessions system was introduced in each county of California shortly after the attainment of statehood in 1850. The Court of Sessions was largely a provisional device for governing California counties prior to the first election of boards of supervisors. Thus its powers extended beyond...
  
  
• Sessions Court
  Sessions Court
  A Sessions Court is a court of law which exists in several Commonwealth countries.-India:In Indian cities, the Sessions Court is responsible for adjudicating matters related to criminal cases. The court is responsible for cases relating to murders, theft, dacoity, pick-pocketing and other such cases...
  
  (India and Malaysia)