Commissioner of Justice
Becoming a judicial commissioner: career path and prospects
By Charlotte GAUCHON4 May 2025A new legal profession created by the merger of bailiffs and auctioneers in 2022. The judicial commissioner carries out essential day-to-day tasks, such as serving documents, enforcing court rulings, taking statements of facts and conducting auctions. This demanding profession attracts determined candidates every year. But how do you get into this multi-faceted, regulated profession? Initial training and entry requirements Essential qualifications A master's degree in law is required for entry to the profession. Article 1 of decree no. 2019-1185 of 15 November 2019 makes this clear. Other diplomas are accepted as equivalent according to the decree of 13 December 2019: any national diploma certifying five years of study after the baccalauréat in legal, economic, accounting or management disciplines. The entrance examination Passing the vocational training entrance examination is an essential step. Article 11 of the decree of 15 November 2019 provides a framework for this examination, which includes written eligibility tests...
The professional organisation and discipline of judicial officers: understanding the workings of a regulated body
Commissaire de justice, Guarantees, securities and enforcement lawIn the shadows of our legal system work the judicial commissioners. These professionals wield considerable powers on a daily basis: they serve documents, enforce court rulings and carry out seizures. The question is: how can we be sure that they are honest and competent? The legislator...The liability of the commissaire de justice: what recourse is available in the event of misconduct?
Commissaire de justice, Guarantees, securities and enforcement lawA lost document of service. An irregular auction sale. A seizure of the wrong assets. To better understand the scope of his liability, it is useful to look at his professional status following the merger. Even the judicial commissioner, a sworn ministerial officer, is not...The prerogatives of the commissaire de justice: limited but extensive powers
Commissaire de justice, Guarantees, securities and enforcement law"Open up, it's the Commissioner of Justice! This summons can be bloodcurdling. But what can this official really do? From the right to enter a home to access to bank details, his prerogatives are impressive. These powers are essential to his monopolistic missions. However, they remain...Monopolistic missions of the judicial commissioner
Commissaire de justice, Guarantees, securities and enforcement lawBehind their official title, judicial commissioners hold a power that no one else can exercise. This legal professional alone has the authority to perform certain acts that are essential to the smooth operation of our legal system. But what exactly are these exclusive prerogatives? And how do they differ from the competitive activities of...The pricing of acts of the judicial commissioner: understanding for better anticipation
Commissaire de justice, Guarantees, securities and enforcement law"How much will it cost me? This is a legitimate question to ask yourself before appointing a judicial commissioner. This new entity was created by the merger of the professions of bailiff and auctioneer, and has inherited a specific fee structure, particularly for acts subject to a regulated fee. The...The creation of the commissaire de justice: a profession born of merger
Commissaire de justice, Guarantees, securities and enforcement lawThe Macron Law shook up the French legal world in 2015. Among its upheavals was the birth of a new profession. Since 1 July 2022, bailiffs and auctioneers have merged. Their heir? The judicial commissioner. This transformation is changing access to legal services...The competitive and ancillary activities of the commissaire de justice
Commissaire de justice, Guarantees, securities and enforcement lawThe judicial commissioner carries out many more tasks than those for which he is usually known. To gain a better understanding of the wide range of their duties, we need to look back at the creation of this profession, which resulted from the merger of bailiffs and auctioneers. Behind the image of the...
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