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Civil service at the Tribunal administratif de Marseille

In 2025, the Tribunal administratif de Marseille issued 472 decisions on civil service (10% fewer than in 2024), that is 4% of its caseload. 59% of the decisions with a stated outcome are dismissals, against 64% for all administrative tribunals. The median time is 30 months, against 26 months for all administrative tribunals.

Activity year by year

On civil service, the number of decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Marseille went from 413 in 2023 to 472 in 2025, with a maximum of 525 in 2024. That is an increase of 14%, against a decrease of 2% for all administrative tribunals.

The dismissal rate is 59% in 2025, against 69% in 2023; the median time is 30 months in 2025, against 29 months in 2023.

TA Marseille: decisions on civil service per year2023 : Decisions 413 ; 2024 : Decisions 525 ; 2025 : Decisions 4720200400600Decisions 2023 : 4132023Decisions 2024 : 5252024Decisions 2025 : 4722025
TA Marseille: decisions on civil service per year
YearDecisionsChangeShare of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
2023413–4%69%29 months
2024525+27%5%61%29 months
2025472−10%4%59%30 months

Series start in 2023, the first full year in which the decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Marseille were published. TA Marseille stands for Tribunal administratif 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 Tribunal administratif de Marseille: all subjects Civil service in France

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Time to judgment

In 2025, the median time from filing to judgment is 30 months for cases on civil service decided at the Tribunal administratif de Marseille: a quarter are decided in less than 22 months, a quarter wait more than 36 months. This median was 29 months in 2024.

The median time of the Tribunal administratif de Marseille (30 months) is longer than that of all administrative tribunals (26 months). All subjects together, the median time of the Tribunal administratif de Marseille is 7 months; on this subject it is 23 months longer.

The median time is calculated on 432 judgments and rulings; 40 other decisions of the year are orders, which count in the volumes but not in the times.

  • A quarter of cases decided inless than 22 monthsfirst quartile
  • Median time30 monthsagainst 26 months for all administrative tribunals
  • A quarter of cases wait more than36 monthsthird quartile
  • Decisions counted432out of 472 decisions in 2025
Time from filing to decision, TA Marseille, 2025< 3 months : 11% ; 3-6 months : 0.2% ; 6-12 months : 2% ; 1-2 years : 15% ; 2-3 years : 45% ; > 3 years : 26%11%< 3 months0.2%3-6 months2%6-12 months15%1-2 years45%2-3 years26%> 3 years
Decisions by duration in 2025
DurationTA MarseilleAdministrative tribunals
< 3 months11%14%
3-6 months0.2%1%
6-12 months2%4%
1-2 years15%20%
2-3 years45%46%
> 3 years26%15%

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.

See also Tribunal administratif de Marseille: all subjects Civil service in France

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Outcome of the cases

Among the 464 decisions of 2025 on civil service with a stated outcome, 59% are dismissals, 37% annul the contested act or grant the claim, and 3% 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 64%, 32% and 4%. 8 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 Marseille is 5 points lower than that of the same subject for all administrative tribunals. Compared with 2024, the dismissal rate on this subject is down 2 points.

Outcomes on civil service in 2025
  • TA Marseille
  • Administrative tribunals
  • Dismissed
  • Annulled or granted
  • No need to rule
  • Withdrawn
  • Referred or transferred
  • Other outcomes
Outcomes on civil service in 2025
OutcomeDecisions 2025ShareShare: Administrative tribunals
Dismissed27659%64%
Annulled or granted17337%32%
No need to rule51%3%
Withdrawn92%2%
Referred or transferred10.2%0.4%

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

See also Tribunal administratif de Marseille: all subjects Civil service in France

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Same subject in the jurisdiction

In the jurisdiction of the Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille, the 4 administrative tribunals issued 969 decisions on civil service in 2025 between them; the Tribunal administratif de Marseille issued 472, that is 49%.

On civil service, the Tribunal administratif de Marseille issued 472 of the 8,776 decisions of all administrative tribunals, or 5%. The share of this subject in the caseload ranges from 3% for the administrative tribunal of Nice to 7% for the administrative tribunal of Toulon; it is 4% for the Tribunal administratif de Marseille. Among the 2 courts that issued at least 200 decisions on this subject, the dismissal rate ranges from 59% for the Tribunal administratif de Marseille to 60% for the administrative tribunal of Toulon. The median time is 30 months in each of these courts.

Decisions on civil service in 2025
Tribunals of the jurisdiction: Civil service
CourtDecisions 2025Share of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
Tribunal administratif de Marseille4724%59%30 months
Tribunal administratif de Toulon2257%60%30 months
Tribunal administratif de Nice1773%––
Tribunal administratif de Bastia955%––

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 On appeal: Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille Civil service in France Tribunal administratif de Marseille: all subjects

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The other subjects of the court

With 472 decisions, or 4% of the total of the Tribunal administratif de Marseille, this subject comes behind housing (505) and ahead of tax (293).

Decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Marseille by subject in 2025
Decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Marseille by subject in 2025
SubjectDecisions 2025Share of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
Immigration3,25730%64%5 months
Social welfare6696%77%19 months
Planning and building permits5545%61%34 months
Housing5055%44%19 months
Civil service4724%59%30 months
Tax2933%66%–
Local authorities and public property1982%––
Driving licences1832%––
Policing1581%––
Employment law1391%––
Public procurement971%––
Public health941%––
Environment and agriculture671%––
Education641%––
Elections70.1%––
Other subjects4,05538%52%7 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 Tribunal administratif de Marseille: all subjects France

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Understanding these figures

What these figures count

Of the 10,812 decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Marseille in 2025, 472 fall under civil service (4%), based on the legal texts they cite; 4,055 (38%) fall under no identified subject and appear under “Other subjects”.

Frequently asked questions

How many decisions on civil service did the Tribunal administratif de Marseille issue in 2025?

The Tribunal administratif de Marseille issued 472 decisions on civil service in 2025 (10% fewer than in 2024), that is 4% of its 10,812 decisions. Since 2023 the total is 1,410 decisions.

What is the median time to judgment on civil service at the Tribunal administratif de Marseille?

In 2025, the median time from filing to decision is 30 months for cases on civil service: a quarter are decided in less than 22 months, a quarter wait more than 36 months. On this subject it is 26 months for all administrative tribunals.

What share of the decisions on civil service at the Tribunal administratif de Marseille are dismissals?

In 2025, 59% of the decisions on civil service of the Tribunal administratif de Marseille with a stated outcome were dismissals, against 64% for all administrative tribunals. The calculation covers 464 of the 472 decisions of the year.

How many decisions on civil service did the other tribunals of the jurisdiction issue?

In 2025, the administrative tribunals of Toulon, Nice and Bastia issued 225, 177 and 95 respectively.