Judicial

#93-21Status and Promotion of the Judiciary Decree

🇫🇷France··Other·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

The decree establishes mechanisms for evaluating and promoting magistrates in France. It details how magistrates are listed for advancement, the criteria for reclassification or dismissal, and the conditions under which they can be posted or detached. This affects magistrates across various grades, particularly those seeking advancement or reassignment.

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Key Changes

  • Annual evaluation and merit-based listing for magistrates.
  • Automatic removal from advancement list if subject to disciplinary action.
  • Reclassification conditions detailed for different grades.

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Evaluation authorities must submit advancement roster presentations to the Minister of Justice by February 1st each year, ordered by merit, accompanied by evaluations and magistrates' lists of acceptable posting positions.

Evaluation authorities for magistrates
reporting
high

Post alphabetical lists of presented magistrates at court headquarters, Ministry of Justice, or French diplomatic posts between February 1-15, and communicate merit-ordered lists to listed magistrates within the same deadline.

Evaluation authorities and Ministry of Justice
disclosure
medium

Magistrates not included in presentations may request advancement roster inscription by March 15th, submitting their acceptable posting list and receiving evaluation authority opinion.

Magistrates not initially presented
operational
high

Magistrates inscribed on advancement roster who receive disciplinary sanctions under Article 45 categories 2°, 3°, or 4° of the December 22, 1958 ordinance must be automatically removed from the roster.

Judicial administration (automatic application)
prohibition
high

Magistrats assignment to ministerial cabinets requires written consent of the magistrate and agreement from the Minister of Justice before taking effect.

Minister of Justice, judicial administration
operational

Affected Parties

Magistrates in FranceJustice Ministry personnel

Tags

magistrates,promotion,evaluation