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Civil service at the Tribunal administratif de Paris

In 2025, the Tribunal administratif de Paris issued 547 decisions on civil service (almost as many as in 2024), that is 2% of its caseload. 65% of the decisions with a stated outcome are dismissals, against 64% for all administrative tribunals. The median time is 27 months, against 26 months for all administrative tribunals.

Activity year by year

On civil service, the number of decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Paris went from 790 in 2023 to 547 in 2025, with a minimum of 546 in 2024. That is a decrease of 31%, against a decrease of 2% for all administrative tribunals.

Its share of the caseload of the Tribunal administratif de Paris went from 3% in 2023 to 2% in 2025.

The dismissal rate is 65% in 2025 as in 2023; the median time is 27 months in 2025, against 23 months in 2023.

TA Paris: decisions on civil service per year2023 : Decisions 790 ; 2024 : Decisions 546 ; 2025 : Decisions 5470200400600800Decisions 2023 : 7902023Decisions 2024 : 5462024Decisions 2025 : 5472025
TA Paris: decisions on civil service per year
YearDecisionsChangeShare of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
2023790–3%65%23 months
2024546−31%2%71%23 months
20255470%2%65%27 months

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

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Time to judgment

In 2025, the median time from filing to judgment is 27 months for cases on civil service decided at the Tribunal administratif de Paris: a quarter are decided in less than 23 months, a quarter wait more than 31 months. This median was 23 months in 2024.

The median time of the Tribunal administratif de Paris (27 months) is longer than that of all administrative tribunals (26 months). All subjects together, the median time of the Tribunal administratif de Paris is 5 months; on this subject it is 22 months longer.

The median time is calculated on 478 judgments and rulings; 69 other decisions of the year are orders, which count in the volumes but not in the times.

  • A quarter of cases decided inless than 23 monthsfirst quartile
  • Median time27 monthsagainst 26 months for all administrative tribunals
  • A quarter of cases wait more than31 monthsthird quartile
  • Decisions counted478out of 547 decisions in 2025
Time from filing to decision, TA Paris, 2025< 3 months : 14% ; 3-6 months : 0% ; 6-12 months : 2% ; 1-2 years : 13% ; 2-3 years : 63% ; > 3 years : 8%14%< 3 months0%3-6 months2%6-12 months13%1-2 years63%2-3 years8%> 3 years
Decisions by duration in 2025
DurationTA ParisAdministrative tribunals
< 3 months14%14%
3-6 months0%1%
6-12 months2%4%
1-2 years13%20%
2-3 years63%46%
> 3 years8%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 Paris: all subjects Civil service in France

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Outcome of the cases

Among the 544 decisions of 2025 on civil service with a stated outcome, 65% are dismissals, 29% annul the contested act or grant the claim, and 5% 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%. 3 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 Paris is 1 point higher than that of the same subject for all administrative tribunals. Compared with 2024, the dismissal rate on this subject is down 6 points.

Outcomes on civil service in 2025
  • TA Paris
  • 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
Dismissed35565%64%
Annulled or granted15929%32%
No need to rule234%3%
Withdrawn31%2%
Referred or transferred41%0.4%

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

See also Tribunal administratif de Paris: 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 Paris issued 547, that is 44%.

On civil service, the Tribunal administratif de Paris issued 547 of the 8,776 decisions of all administrative tribunals, or 6%. The share of this subject in the caseload ranges from 2% for the Tribunal administratif de Paris and the administrative tribunal of Montreuil to 8% for the administrative tribunal of Polynésie française. Among the 3 courts that issued at least 200 decisions on this subject, the dismissal rate ranges from 65% for the Tribunal administratif de Paris to 69% for the administrative tribunal of Melun. The median time ranges from 27 months for the Tribunal administratif de Paris to 33 months for the administrative tribunal of 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 Paris: all subjects

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The other subjects of the court

With 547 decisions, or 2% of the total of the Tribunal administratif de Paris, this subject comes behind social welfare (643) and ahead of education (354).

Decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Paris by subject in 2025
Decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Paris by subject in 2025
SubjectDecisions 2025Share of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
Immigration13,11942%55%3 months
Housing3,03110%10%11 months
Tax1,2794%64%26 months
Social welfare6432%59%9 months
Civil service5472%65%27 months
Education3541%57%1 month
Public health2501%64%–
Employment law2211%71%–
Driving licences1921%––
Local authorities and public property1871%––
Policing1801%––
Public procurement1340.4%––
Planning and building permits970.3%––
Environment and agriculture470.2%––
Elections220.1%––
Other subjects10,80335%42%5 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 Paris: all subjects France

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Understanding these figures

What these figures count

Of the 31,106 decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Paris in 2025, 547 fall under civil service (2%), based on the legal texts they cite; 10,803 (35%) fall under no identified subject and appear under “Other subjects”.

Frequently asked questions

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

The Tribunal administratif de Paris issued 547 decisions on civil service in 2025 (almost as many as in 2024), that is 2% of its 31,106 decisions. Since 2023 the total is 1,883 decisions.

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

In 2025, the median time from filing to decision is 27 months for cases on civil service: a quarter are decided in less than 23 months, a quarter wait more than 31 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 Paris are dismissals?

In 2025, 65% of the decisions on civil service of the Tribunal administratif de Paris with a stated outcome were dismissals, against 64% for all administrative tribunals. The calculation covers 544 of the 547 decisions of the year.

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

In 2025, the administrative tribunals of Melun, Montreuil and Polynésie française issued 343, 297 and 50 respectively. The others issued fewer.