The Court in numbers

Figures as of 31.12.2025

The Members
membres
 
Court of Justice 
  • 27 Judges
  • 11 Advocates General
  • 1 Registrar
General Court 
  • 54 Judges
  • 1 Registrar

 

The cases

affaires 54 869 judgments and orders delivered (since 1952)

In 2025:

Court of Justice
  • 889 cases brought
  • 774 cases closed
  • 1 322 cases pending
  • average duration of proceedings: 16.7 months
General Court
  • 989 cases brought
  • 1527 cases closed
  • 1167 cases pending
  • average duration of proceedings: 18.9 months

 

Visitors

visiteurs 547 550 visitors (since 1968)

In 2025:

  • 626 groups of visitors
  • 15 987 people

 

The staff
 

In 2025:

  • 2 302 posts = 1 399 women and 903 men (officials, temporary agents and contract staff)
  • 61% women, 39% men
  • average age: 47 years

 

The Library

bibliotheque300 000+ volumes

  • 12 km of shelved volumes
  • 24 official languages of the Union and certain languages of third countries

 

The linguistic services: legal translation and interpretation

linguismeIn 2025 : 973 posts (= 44% of the institution’s staff)

  • 600 lawyer linguists + 70 interpreters
  • 24 official Union languages
  • 552 linguistic combinations
  • 1 386 000 pages produced by the legal translation service
  • 511 hearings and meetings interpreted

 

The budget
budget €555m

for the financial year 2026

 

The buildings
batiments
  • constructed area: 177 661 m²
  • maximum height: 118 m (Tower ROCCA, the highest building in the Grand Duchy)
  • 11 courtrooms, open to the public