The Court in figures

Figures as of 31.12.2023

The Members
membres284 members (since 1952)
• Court of Justice: 162 members
• General Court: 122 members (since 1989)
• Civil Service Tribunal: 15 members (2005 - 2016)
Court of Justice  • 27 Judges
• 11 Advocates General
• 1 Registrar
General Court  • 54 Judges
• 1 Registrar

 

The cases
affaires45 482 judgments and orders delivered (since 1952)
• Court of Justice: 25 723
• General Court: 18 210 (since 1989)
• Civil Service Tribunal: 1 549 (2005 - 2016)
Court of Justice • 821 cases brought
• 783 cases closed
• 1 149 cases pending
• average duration of proceedings: 16.1 months
General Court • 1 271 cases brought
• 904 cases closed
• 1 841 cases pending
• average duration of proceedings: 18.2 months

 

Visitors
visiteurs 515 244 visitors (since 1968)

In 2023:

• 625 groups of visitors
• 16 819 people

 

The staff
personnel6 171 officials and temporary agents (since 1952)

In 2023:

• 2 302 posts = 1 410 women and 892 men (officials, temporary agents and contract staff)
• 60% women, 40% men
• average age: 46 years

 

The library
bibliotheque362 000 volumes
• 9.5 km of shelved volumes
• 24 official languages of the Union and certain languages of third countries

 

The linguistic services: legal translation and interpretation
linguismeIn 2023 : 981 posts (= 43,6% of the institution’s staff)
• 611 lawyer linguists + 70 interpreters
• 24 official Union languages
• 552 linguistic combinations
• 1 268 000 pages produced by the legal translation service
• 647 hearings and meetings interpreted

 

The budget
budget €504m
for the financial year 2024

 

The buildings
batiments
• constructed area: 138 850 m²
• maximum height: 118 m (Tower ROCCA, the highest building in the Grand Duchy)
• 11 courtrooms, open to the public