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Social welfare at the Tribunal administratif de Bordeaux

In 2025, the Tribunal administratif de Bordeaux issued 347 decisions on social welfare (42% more than in 2024), that is 6% of its caseload. 76% of the decisions with a stated outcome are dismissals, against 73% for all administrative tribunals. The median time is 20 months, against 18 months for all administrative tribunals.

Activity year by year

On social welfare, the number of decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Bordeaux went from 298 in 2023 to 347 in 2025, with a minimum of 245 in 2024. That is an increase of 16%, against an increase of 2% for all administrative tribunals.

The dismissal rate is 76% in 2025, against 65% in 2023; the median time is 20 months in 2025, against 14 months in 2023.

TA Bordeaux: decisions on social welfare per year2023 : Decisions 298 ; 2024 : Decisions 245 ; 2025 : Decisions 3470100200300400Decisions 2023 : 2982023Decisions 2024 : 2452024Decisions 2025 : 3472025
TA Bordeaux: decisions on social welfare per year
YearDecisionsChangeShare of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
2023298–6%65%14 months
2024245−18%5%68%–
2025347+42%6%76%20 months

Series start in 2023, the first full year in which the decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Bordeaux were published. TA Bordeaux stands for Tribunal administratif de Bordeaux. 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.

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Time to judgment

In 2025, the median time from filing to judgment is 20 months for cases on social welfare decided at the Tribunal administratif de Bordeaux: a quarter are decided in less than 19 months, a quarter wait more than 22 months.

The median time of the Tribunal administratif de Bordeaux (20 months) is longer than that of all administrative tribunals (18 months). All subjects together, the median time of the Tribunal administratif de Bordeaux is 9 months; on this subject it is 11 months longer.

The median time is calculated on 240 judgments and rulings; 107 other decisions of the year are orders, which count in the volumes but not in the times.

  • A quarter of cases decided inless than 19 monthsfirst quartile
  • Median time20 monthsagainst 18 months for all administrative tribunals
  • A quarter of cases wait more than22 monthsthird quartile
  • Decisions counted240out of 347 decisions in 2025
Time from filing to decision, TA Bordeaux, 2025< 3 months : 7% ; 3-6 months : 1% ; 6-12 months : 6% ; 1-2 years : 73% ; 2-3 years : 12% ; > 3 years : 1%7%< 3 months1%3-6 months6%6-12 months73%1-2 years12%2-3 years1%> 3 years
Decisions by duration in 2025
DurationTA BordeauxAdministrative tribunals
< 3 months7%7%
3-6 months1%3%
6-12 months6%16%
1-2 years73%44%
2-3 years12%22%
> 3 years1%7%

Judgments and rulings only, excluding orders; time counted from the filing of the application to the decision. Not computed below 200 decisions in the year.

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Outcome of the cases

Among the 340 decisions of 2025 on social welfare with a stated outcome, 76% are dismissals, 20% annul the contested act or grant the claim, and 4% are withdrawals or “no need to rule” decisions, which end the case without a ruling on the merits. On this subject, for all administrative tribunals, these shares are 73%, 17% and 4%. 7 other decisions of the year (interim rulings, outcome not stated or classified apart) are left out of the calculation.

The dismissal rate of the Tribunal administratif de Bordeaux is 3 points higher than that of the same subject for all administrative tribunals. Compared with 2024, the dismissal rate on this subject is up 8 points.

Outcomes on social welfare in 2025
  • TA Bordeaux
  • Administrative tribunals
  • Dismissed
  • Annulled or granted
  • No need to rule
  • Withdrawn
  • Referred or transferred
  • Other outcomes
Outcomes on social welfare in 2025
OutcomeDecisions 2025ShareShare: Administrative tribunals
Dismissed25776%73%
Annulled or granted6720%17%
No need to rule103%3%
Withdrawn31%2%
Referred or transferred31%6%

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

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Same subject in the jurisdiction

In the jurisdiction of the Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux, the 10 administrative tribunals issued 966 decisions on social welfare in 2025 between them; the Tribunal administratif de Bordeaux issued 347, that is 36%.

On social welfare, the Tribunal administratif de Bordeaux issued 347 of the 10,258 decisions of all administrative tribunals, or 3%. The share of this subject in the caseload ranges from 0.2% for the administrative tribunal of Mayotte to 7% for the administrative tribunals of Limoges and La Réunion; it is 6% for the Tribunal administratif de Bordeaux.

Decisions on social welfare in 2025
Tribunals of the jurisdiction: Social welfare
CourtDecisions 2025Share of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
Tribunal administratif de Bordeaux3476%76%20 months
Tribunal administratif de Limoges1687%––
Tribunal administratif de La Réunion1217%––
Tribunal administratif de Poitiers1215%––
Tribunal administratif de Pau1194%––
Tribunal administratif de la Guadeloupe454%––
Tribunal administratif de la Martinique203%––
Tribunal administratif de la Guyane131%––
Tribunal administratif de Mayotte60.2%––
Tribunal administratif de Saint-Martin6–––

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.

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The other subjects of the court

With 347 decisions, or 6% of the total of the Tribunal administratif de Bordeaux, this subject comes behind immigration (1,869) and ahead of driving licences (295).

Decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Bordeaux by subject in 2025
Decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Bordeaux by subject in 2025
SubjectDecisions 2025Share of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
Immigration1,86931%63%5 months
Social welfare3476%76%20 months
Driving licences2955%67%–
Local authorities and public property2434%62%16 months
Civil service2154%62%–
Planning and building permits1913%––
Tax1663%––
Housing1563%––
Employment law942%––
Environment and agriculture821%––
Public health711%––
Education631%––
Public procurement581%––
Policing431%––
Other subjects2,14235%53%17 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.

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Understanding these figures

What these figures count

Of the 6,035 decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Bordeaux in 2025, 347 fall under social welfare (6%), based on the legal texts they cite; 2,142 (35%) fall under no identified subject and appear under “Other subjects”.

Frequently asked questions

How many decisions on social welfare did the Tribunal administratif de Bordeaux issue in 2025?

The Tribunal administratif de Bordeaux issued 347 decisions on social welfare in 2025 (42% more than in 2024), that is 6% of its 6,035 decisions. Since 2023 the total is 890 decisions.

What is the median time to judgment on social welfare at the Tribunal administratif de Bordeaux?

In 2025, the median time from filing to decision is 20 months for cases on social welfare: a quarter are decided in less than 19 months, a quarter wait more than 22 months. On this subject it is 18 months for all administrative tribunals.

What share of the decisions on social welfare at the Tribunal administratif de Bordeaux are dismissals?

In 2025, 76% of the decisions on social welfare of the Tribunal administratif de Bordeaux with a stated outcome were dismissals, against 73% for all administrative tribunals. The calculation covers 340 of the 347 decisions of the year.

How many decisions on social welfare did the other tribunals of the jurisdiction issue?

In 2025, the administrative tribunals of Limoges, La Réunion and Poitiers issued 168, 121 and 121 respectively. The others issued fewer.