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Policing at the Cour administrative d'appel de Paris
In 2025, the Cour administrative d'appel de Paris issued 62 decisions on policing (55% more than in 2024), that is 1% of its caseload, the same as for all administrative courts of appeal. Below the threshold of 200 decisions a year in a subject, only numbers of decisions are shown.
- Decisions in 202562+55% over one year
- Share of caseload1%the same as for all administrative courts of appeal
- Decisions since 2023126from 2023 to 2025
- Same subject, all courts204decisions in 2025
Activity year by year
On policing, the number of decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Paris rose every year, from 24 in 2023 to 62 in 2025. That is an increase of 158%, against an increase of 73% for all administrative courts of appeal. Since 2023, the Cour administrative d'appel de Paris has issued 126 decisions on this subject.
Its share of the caseload of the Cour administrative d'appel de Paris went from 0.5% in 2023 to 1% in 2025.
| Year | Decisions | Change | Share of caseload |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 24 | – | 0.5% |
| 2024 | 40 | +67% | 1% |
| 2025 | 62 | +55% | 1% |
Series start in 2023, the first full year in which the decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Paris were published. CAA Paris stands for Cour administrative d'appel de Paris. Share of caseload: share of the subject among all the decisions of the court, computed from 200 decisions a year.
See also Cour administrative d'appel de Paris: all subjects Policing in France
Same subject in the courts of appeal
The 9 administrative courts of appeal issued 204 decisions on policing in 2025 between them; the Cour administrative d'appel de Paris issued 62, that is 30%.
On policing, the Cour administrative d'appel de Paris issued 62 of the 204 decisions of all administrative courts of appeal, or 30%. The share of this subject in the caseload ranges from 0.4% for the administrative court of appeal of Versailles to 1% for 8 of the 9 courts.
- Cour administrative d'appel de Paris
- Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille
- Cour administrative d'appel de Nantes
- Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon
- Cour administrative d'appel de Nancy
- Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux
- Cour administrative d'appel de Toulouse
- Cour administrative d'appel de Douai
- Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles
| Court | Decisions 2025 | Share of caseload | Dismissal rate | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cour administrative d'appel de Paris | 62 | 1% | – | – |
| Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille | 22 | 1% | – | – |
| Cour administrative d'appel de Nantes | 20 | 1% | – | – |
| Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon | 19 | 1% | – | – |
| Cour administrative d'appel de Nancy | 19 | 1% | – | – |
| Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux | 18 | 1% | – | – |
| Cour administrative d'appel de Toulouse | 16 | 1% | – | – |
| Cour administrative d'appel de Douai | 14 | 1% | – | – |
| Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles | 14 | 0.4% | – | – |
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 Policing in France Cour administrative d'appel de Paris: all subjects
The other subjects of the court
With 62 decisions, or 1% of the total of the Cour administrative d'appel de Paris, this subject comes behind local authorities and public property (66) and ahead of planning and building permits (54).
| Subject | Decisions 2025 | Share of caseload | Dismissal rate | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immigration | 2,566 | 51% | 80% | 9 months |
| Tax | 609 | 12% | 75% | 18 months |
| Civil service | 249 | 5% | 78% | 18 months |
| Employment law | 126 | 2% | – | – |
| Social welfare | 97 | 2% | – | – |
| Public health | 80 | 2% | – | – |
| Local authorities and public property | 66 | 1% | – | – |
| Policing | 62 | 1% | – | – |
| Planning and building permits | 54 | 1% | – | – |
| Public procurement | 27 | 1% | – | – |
| Education | 21 | 0.4% | – | – |
| Environment and agriculture | 15 | 0.3% | – | – |
| Housing | 13 | 0.3% | – | – |
| Driving licences | 8 | 0.2% | – | – |
| Elections | 5 | 0.1% | – | – |
| Other subjects | 1,069 | 21% | 63% | 13 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 Paris: all subjects France
Understanding these figures
What these figures count
Of the 5,067 decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Paris in 2025, 62 fall under policing (1%), based on the legal texts they cite; 1,069 (21%) fall under no identified subject and appear under “Other subjects”.
Frequently asked questions
How many decisions on policing did the Cour administrative d'appel de Paris issue in 2025?
The Cour administrative d'appel de Paris issued 62 decisions on policing in 2025 (55% more than in 2024), that is 1% of its 5,067 decisions. Since 2023 the total is 126 decisions.
Why is no dismissal rate or median time shown for policing at the Cour administrative d'appel de Paris?
With 62 decisions in 2025, the Cour administrative d'appel de Paris stays below the threshold of 200 decisions a year in this subject: below it, a dismissal rate or a median time would vary too much from one year to the next. Only numbers of decisions are shown.
How much of the caseload of the Cour administrative d'appel de Paris does this subject represent?
It accounts for 1% of the 5,067 decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Paris in 2025, the same as for all administrative courts of appeal.
How many decisions on policing did the other administrative courts of appeal issue?
In 2025, the administrative court of appeal of Marseille issued 22, the administrative court of appeal of Nantes 20 and the administrative courts of appeal of Lyon and Nancy 19 each. The others issued fewer.