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Civil service at the Tribunal administratif de Melun

In 2025, the Tribunal administratif de Melun issued 343 decisions on civil service (3% fewer than in 2024), that is 3% of its caseload. 69% of the decisions with a stated outcome are dismissals, against 64% for all administrative tribunals. The median time is 33 months, against 26 months for all administrative tribunals.

Activity year by year

On civil service, the number of decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Melun fell every year, from 419 in 2023 to 343 in 2025. That is a decrease of 18%, against a decrease of 2% for all administrative tribunals.

Its share of the caseload of the Tribunal administratif de Melun went from 4% in 2023 to 3% in 2025.

The dismissal rate is 69% in 2025, against 60% in 2023; the median time is 33 months in 2025, against 30 months in 2023.

TA Melun: decisions on civil service per year2023 : Decisions 419 ; 2024 : Decisions 352 ; 2025 : Decisions 3430100200300400500Decisions 2023 : 4192023Decisions 2024 : 3522024Decisions 2025 : 3432025
TA Melun: decisions on civil service per year
YearDecisionsChangeShare of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
2023419–4%60%30 months
2024352−16%3%60%35 months
2025343−3%3%69%33 months

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

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Time to judgment

In 2025, the median time from filing to judgment is 33 months for cases on civil service decided at the Tribunal administratif de Melun: a quarter are decided in less than 22 months, a quarter wait more than 40 months. This median was 35 months in 2024.

The median time of the Tribunal administratif de Melun (33 months) is longer than that of all administrative tribunals (26 months). All subjects together, the median time of the Tribunal administratif de Melun is 10 months; on this subject it is 23 months longer.

The median time is calculated on 301 judgments and rulings; 42 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 time33 monthsagainst 26 months for all administrative tribunals
  • A quarter of cases wait more than40 monthsthird quartile
  • Decisions counted301out of 343 decisions in 2025
Time from filing to decision, TA Melun, 2025< 3 months : 20% ; 3-6 months : 1% ; 6-12 months : 2% ; 1-2 years : 3% ; 2-3 years : 37% ; > 3 years : 38%20%< 3 months1%3-6 months2%6-12 months3%1-2 years37%2-3 years38%> 3 years
Decisions by duration in 2025
DurationTA MelunAdministrative tribunals
< 3 months20%14%
3-6 months1%1%
6-12 months2%4%
1-2 years3%20%
2-3 years37%46%
> 3 years38%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 Melun: all subjects Civil service in France

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Outcome of the cases

Among the 342 decisions of 2025 on civil service with a stated outcome, 69% are dismissals, 28% 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%. 1 other decision of the year (interim rulings, outcome not stated or classified apart) is left out of the calculation.

The dismissal rate of the Tribunal administratif de Melun is 5 points higher than that of the same subject for all administrative tribunals. Compared with 2024, the dismissal rate on this subject is up 9 points.

Outcomes on civil service in 2025
  • TA Melun
  • 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
Dismissed23569%64%
Annulled or granted9728%32%
No need to rule62%3%
Withdrawn41%2%
Referred or transferred00%0.4%

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

See also Tribunal administratif de Melun: 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 Paris, the 5 administrative tribunals issued 1,256 decisions on civil service in 2025 between them; the Tribunal administratif de Melun issued 343, that is 27%.

On civil service, the Tribunal administratif de Melun issued 343 of the 8,776 decisions of all administrative tribunals, or 4%. The share of this subject in the caseload ranges from 2% for the administrative tribunals of Paris and Montreuil to 8% for the administrative tribunal of Polynésie française; it is 3% for the Tribunal administratif de Melun. Among the 3 courts that issued at least 200 decisions on this subject, the dismissal rate ranges from 65% for the administrative tribunal of Paris to 69% for the Tribunal administratif de Melun. The median time ranges from 27 months for the administrative tribunal of Paris to 33 months for the Tribunal administratif de Melun.

Decisions on civil service in 2025
Tribunals of the jurisdiction: Civil service
CourtDecisions 2025Share of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
Tribunal administratif de Paris5472%65%27 months
Tribunal administratif de Melun3433%69%33 months
Tribunal administratif de Montreuil2972%66%28 months
Tribunal administratif de la Polynésie française508%––
Tribunal administratif de Nouvelle-Calédonie196%––

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 Paris Civil service in France Tribunal administratif de Melun: all subjects

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The other subjects of the court

With 343 decisions, or 3% of the total of the Tribunal administratif de Melun, this subject comes behind tax (415) and level with driving licences (343).

Decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Melun by subject in 2025
Decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Melun by subject in 2025
SubjectDecisions 2025Share of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
Immigration6,41648%58%6 months
Housing6545%32%14 months
Social welfare4553%52%19 months
Tax4153%79%39 months
Civil service3433%69%33 months
Driving licences3433%71%21 months
Planning and building permits2032%63%–
Education1821%––
Local authorities and public property1511%––
Employment law1471%––
Public health881%––
Policing791%––
Environment and agriculture250.2%––
Public procurement230.2%––
Elections110.1%––
Other subjects3,80129%41%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 Tribunal administratif de Melun: all subjects France

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Understanding these figures

What these figures count

Of the 13,336 decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Melun in 2025, 343 fall under civil service (3%), based on the legal texts they cite; 3,801 (29%) fall under no identified subject and appear under “Other subjects”.

Frequently asked questions

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

The Tribunal administratif de Melun issued 343 decisions on civil service in 2025 (3% fewer than in 2024), that is 3% of its 13,336 decisions. Since 2023 the total is 1,114 decisions.

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

In 2025, the median time from filing to decision is 33 months for cases on civil service: a quarter are decided in less than 22 months, a quarter wait more than 40 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 Melun are dismissals?

In 2025, 69% of the decisions on civil service of the Tribunal administratif de Melun with a stated outcome were dismissals, against 64% for all administrative tribunals. The calculation covers 342 of the 343 decisions of the year.

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

In 2025, the administrative tribunals of Paris, Montreuil and Polynésie française issued 547, 297 and 50 respectively. The others issued fewer.