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Civil service at the Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille

In 2025, the Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille issued 206 decisions on civil service (3% more than in 2024), that is 7% of its caseload. 62% of the decisions with a stated outcome are dismissals, against 72% for all administrative courts of appeal.

Activity year by year

On civil service, the number of decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille went from 211 in 2023 to 206 in 2025, with a minimum of 200 in 2024. That is a decrease of 2%, against a decrease of 12% for all administrative courts of appeal.

Its share of the caseload of the Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille went from 6% in 2023 to 7% in 2025.

The dismissal rate is 62% in 2025, against 65% in 2023.

CAA Marseille: decisions on civil service per year2023 : Decisions 211 ; 2024 : Decisions 200 ; 2025 : Decisions 2060100200300Decisions 2023 : 2112023Decisions 2024 : 2002024Decisions 2025 : 2062025
CAA Marseille: decisions on civil service per year
YearDecisionsChangeShare of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
2023211–6%65%18 months
2024200−5%7%63%–
2025206+3%7%62%–

Series start in 2023, the first full year in which the decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille were published. CAA Marseille stands for Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille. Share of caseload: share of the subject among all the decisions of the court, computed from 200 decisions a year. Rate and time not computed below 200 decisions in the year.

See also Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille: all subjects Civil service in France

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Outcome of the cases

Among the 200 decisions of 2025 on civil service with a stated outcome, 62% are dismissals, 36% annul the contested act or grant the claim, and 2% are withdrawals or “no need to rule” decisions, which end the case without a ruling on the merits. On this subject, for all administrative courts of appeal, these shares are 72%, 26% and 1%. 6 other decisions of the year (interim rulings, outcome not stated or classified apart) are left out of the calculation.

The dismissal rate of the Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille is 10 points lower than that of the same subject for all administrative courts of appeal. Compared with 2024, the dismissal rate on this subject is down 1 point.

Outcomes on civil service in 2025
  • CAA Marseille
  • Administrative courts of appeal
  • Dismissed
  • Annulled or granted
  • No need to rule
  • Withdrawn
  • Referred or transferred
  • Other outcomes
Outcomes on civil service in 2025
OutcomeDecisions 2025ShareShare: Administrative courts of appeal
Dismissed12362%72%
Annulled or granted7136%26%
No need to rule21%0.4%
Withdrawn11%0.3%
Referred or transferred32%1%

Decisions with a stated and classified outcome, excluding interim decisions (expert report, investigation).

See also Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille: all subjects Civil service in France

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Same subject in the courts of appeal

The 9 administrative courts of appeal issued 1,582 decisions on civil service in 2025 between them; the Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille issued 206, that is 13%.

On civil service, the Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille issued 206 of the 1,582 decisions of all administrative courts of appeal, or 13%. The share of this subject in the caseload ranges from 4% for the administrative courts of appeal of Versailles and Nantes to 8% for the administrative courts of appeal of Lyon and Toulouse; it is 7% for the Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille. Among the 3 courts that issued at least 200 decisions on this subject, the dismissal rate ranges from 62% for the Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille to 78% for the administrative court of appeal of Paris. The median time ranges from 15 months for the administrative court of appeal of Lyon to 18 months for the administrative court of appeal of Paris.

Decisions on civil service in 2025
Administrative courts of appeal: Civil service
CourtDecisions 2025Share of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
Cour administrative d'appel de Paris2495%78%18 months
Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon2388%73%15 months
Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille2067%62%–
Cour administrative d'appel de Toulouse1898%––
Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux1877%––
Cour administrative d'appel de Nancy1525%––
Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles1294%––
Cour administrative d'appel de Nantes1184%––
Cour administrative d'appel de Douai1146%––

Share of caseload: share of the subject among all the decisions of the court. Dismissal rate not computed below 200 decisions on the subject; median time: judgments and rulings only, excluding orders, not computed below 200 judgments.

See also In cassation: Conseil d'État Civil service in France Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille: all subjects

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The other subjects of the court

With 206 decisions, or 7% of the total of the Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille, this subject comes behind planning and building permits (222) and ahead of local authorities and public property (93).

Decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille by subject in 2025
Decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille by subject in 2025
SubjectDecisions 2025Share of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
Immigration1,02537%87%9 months
Tax34712%68%19 months
Planning and building permits2228%72%–
Civil service2067%62%–
Local authorities and public property933%––
Public health733%––
Social welfare542%––
Employment law422%––
Environment and agriculture371%––
Policing221%––
Public procurement161%––
Housing120.4%––
Driving licences50.2%––
Education20.1%––
Other subjects62222%59%12 months

Subject determined from the legal texts cited in each decision; “other subjects” groups decisions without a characteristic text. Detailed pages exist from 50 decisions on the subject.

See also Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille: all subjects France

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Understanding these figures

What these figures count

Of the 2,778 decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille in 2025, 206 fall under civil service (7%), based on the legal texts they cite; 622 (22%) fall under no identified subject and appear under “Other subjects”.

Frequently asked questions

How many decisions on civil service did the Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille issue in 2025?

The Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille issued 206 decisions on civil service in 2025 (3% more than in 2024), that is 7% of its 2,778 decisions. Since 2023 the total is 617 decisions.

Why is the time to judgment on civil service at the Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille not shown?

Of the 206 decisions of 2025, only 196 are judgments and rulings with a measurable time, below the threshold of 200: at this level a median time would not be solid enough.

What share of the decisions on civil service at the Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille are dismissals?

In 2025, 62% of the decisions on civil service of the Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille with a stated outcome were dismissals, against 72% for all administrative courts of appeal. The calculation covers 200 of the 206 decisions of the year.

How many decisions on civil service did the other administrative courts of appeal issue?

In 2025, the administrative courts of appeal of Paris, Lyon and Toulouse issued 249, 238 and 189 respectively. The others issued fewer.