GENERAL COURT – Formation of Chambers and assignment of Judges to Chambers
Date: 2025-07-07
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: appointment of members, member of the Court of Justice (EU)








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2025/3627


7.7.2025






GENERAL COURT
Formation of Chambers and assignment of Judges to Chambers
(C/2025/3627)

On 18 June 2025, the General Court decided, following the entry into office of Mr Hettne and Ms Jočienė as Judges of the General Court, to amend the decision on the formation of Chambers of 19 September 2022
          (1), as amended (2), and the decision on the assignment of Judges to Chambers of 23 September 2022
          (3), as amended (4), for the period from 18 June 2025 to 31 August 2025, and to assign Judges to Chambers as follows:






 


First Chamber (Extended Composition), sitting with five Judges:
Mr Mastroianni, President of the Chamber, Ms Brkan, Mr Gâlea, Mr Tóth and Mr Kalėda, Judges.










 


First Chamber, sitting with three Judges:






 


Mr Mastroianni, President of the Chamber;










 


Formation A: Ms Brkan and Mr Gâlea, Judges;










 


Formation B: Ms Brkan and Mr Tóth, Judges;










 


Formation C: Ms Brkan and Mr Kalėda, Judges;










 


Formation D: Mr Gâlea and Mr Tóth, Judges;










 


Formation E: Mr Gâlea and Mr Kalėda, Judges;










 


Formation F: Mr Tóth and Mr Kalėda, Judges.














 


Second Chamber (Extended Composition), sitting with five Judges:
The extended composition of the Chamber, sitting with five Judges, is composed of three Judges from the composition before which the case was initially brought and two Judges appointed from among the three other Judges from the Second Chamber, on a rotational basis.










 


Second Chamber, sitting with three Judges:






 


Ms Marcoulli, President of the Chamber;










 


Formation A: Mr Schwarcz and Ms Tomljenović, Judges;










 


Formation B: Mr Schwarcz and Mr Valasidis, Judges;










 


Formation C: Mr Schwarcz and Ms Spangsberg Grønfeldt, Judges;










 


Formation D: Mr Schwarcz and Ms Jočienė, Judges;










 


Formation E: Ms Tomljenović and Mr Valasidis, Judges;










 


Formation F: Ms Tomljenović and Ms Spangsberg Grønfeldt, Judges;










 


Formation G: Ms Tomljenović and Ms Jočienė, Judges;










 


Formation H: Mr Valasidis and Ms Spangsberg Grønfeldt, Judges;










 


Formation I: Mr Valasidis and Ms Jočienė, Judges;










 


Formation J: Ms Spangsberg Grønfeldt and Ms Jočienė, Judges.














 


Third Chamber (Extended Composition), sitting with five Judges:
Ms Škvařilová-Pelzl, President of the Chamber, Mr Nõmm, Ms Steinfatt, Mr Kukovec and Mr Meyer, Judges.










 


Third Chamber, sitting with three Judges:






 


Ms Škvařilová-Pelzl, President of the Chamber;










 


Formation A: Mr Nõmm and Ms Steinfatt, Judges;










 


Formation B: Mr Nõmm and Mr Kukovec, Judges;










 


Formation C: Mr Nõmm and Mr Meyer, Judges;










 


Formation D: Ms Steinfatt and Mr Kukovec, Judges;










 


Formation E: Ms Steinfatt and Mr Meyer, Judges;










 


Formation F: Mr Kukovec and Mr Meyer, Judges.














 


Fourth Chamber (Extended Composition), sitting with five Judges:
Mr da Silva Passos, President of the Chamber, Ms Półtorak, Ms Reine, Ms Pynnä and Mr Cassagnabère, Judges.










 


Fourth Chamber, sitting with three Judges:






 


Mr da Silva Passos, President of the Chamber;










 


Formation A: Ms Półtorak and Ms Reine, Judges;










 


Formation B: Ms Półtorak and Ms Pynnä, Judges;










 


Formation C: Ms Półtorak and Mr Cassagnabère, Judges;










 


Formation D: Ms Reine and Ms Pynnä, Judges;










 


Formation E: Ms Reine and Mr Cassagnabère, Judges;










 


Formation F: Ms Pynnä and Mr Cassagnabère, Judges.














 


Fifth Chamber (Extended Composition), sitting with five Judges:
Mr Svenningsen, President of the Chamber, Mr Mac Eochaidh, Mr Laitenberger, Mr Martín y Pérez de Nanclares and Ms Stancu, Judges.










 


Fifth Chamber, sitting with three Judges:






 


Mr Svenningsen, President of the Chamber;










 


Formation A: Mr Mac Eochaidh and Mr Laitenberger, Judges;










 


Formation B: Mr Mac Eochaidh and Mr Martín y Pérez de Nanclares, Judges;










 


Formation C: Mr Mac Eochaidh and Ms Stancu, Judges;










 


Formation D: Mr Laitenberger and Mr Martín y Pérez de Nanclares, Judges;










 


Formation E: Mr Laitenberger and Ms Stancu, Judges;










 


Formation F: Mr Martín y Pérez de Nanclares and Ms Stancu, Judges.














 


Sixth Chamber (Extended Composition), sitting with five Judges:
Ms Costeira, President of the Chamber, Ms Kancheva, Mr Öberg, Mr Zilgalvis and Ms Tichy-Fisslberger, Judges.










 


Sixth Chamber, sitting with three Judges:






 


Ms Costeira, President of the Chamber;










 


Formation A: Ms Kancheva and Mr Öberg, Judges;










 


Formation B: Ms Kancheva and Mr Zilgalvis, Judges;










 


Formation C: Ms Kancheva and Ms Tichy-Fisslberger, Judges;










 


Formation D: Mr Öberg and Mr Zilgalvis, Judges;










 


Formation E: Mr Öberg and Ms Tichy-Fisslberger, Judges;










 


Formation F: Mr Zilgalvis and Ms Tichy-Fisslberger, Judges.














 


Seventh Chamber (Extended Composition), sitting with five Judges:
Ms Kowalik-Bańczyk, President of the Chamber, Mr Buttigieg, Mr Hesse, Mr Dimitrakopoulos and Ms Ricziová, Judges.










 


Seventh Chamber, sitting with three Judges:






 


Ms Kowalik-Bańczyk, President of the Chamber;










 


Formation A: Mr Buttigieg and Mr Hesse, Judges;










 


Formation B: Mr Buttigieg and Mr Dimitrakopoulos, Judges;










 


Formation C: Mr Buttigieg and Ms Ricziová, Judges;










 


Formation D: Mr Hesse and Mr Dimitrakopoulos, Judges;










 


Formation E: Mr Hesse and Ms Ricziová, Judges;










 


Formation F: Mr Dimitrakopoulos and Ms Ricziová, Judges.














 


Eighth Chamber (Extended Composition), sitting with five Judges:
Mr Kornezov, President of the Chamber, Mr De Baere, Mr Petrlík, Mr Kecsmár and Ms Kingston, Judges.










 


Eighth Chamber, sitting with three Judges:






 


Mr Kornezov, President of the Chamber;










 


Formation A: Mr De Baere and Mr Petrlík, Judges;










 


Formation B: Mr De Baere and Mr Kecsmár, Judges;










 


Formation C: Mr De Baere and Ms Kingston, Judges;










 


Formation D: Mr Petrlík and Mr Kecsmár, Judges;










 


Formation E: Mr Petrlík and Ms Kingston, Judges;










 


Formation F: Mr Kecsmár and Ms Kingston, Judges.














 


Ninth Chamber (Extended Composition), sitting with five Judges:
Mr Truchot, President of the Chamber, Mr Kanninen, Mr Sampol Pucurull, Ms Perišin and Mr Hettne, Judges.










 


Ninth Chamber, sitting with three Judges:






 


Mr Truchot, President of the Chamber;










 


Formation A: Mr Kanninen and Mr Sampol Pucurull, Judges;










 


Formation B: Mr Kanninen and Ms Perišin, Judges;










 


Formation C: Mr Kanninen and Mr Hettne, Judges;










 


Formation D: Mr Sampol Pucurull and Ms Perišin, Judges










 


Formation E: Mr Sampol Pucurull and Mr Hettne, Judges;










 


Formation F: Ms Perišin and Mr Hettne, Judges.














 


Tenth Chamber (Extended Composition), sitting with five Judges:
Ms Porchia, President of the Chamber, Mr Jaeger, Mr Madise, Mr Nihoul and Mr Verschuur, Judges.










 


Tenth Chamber, sitting with three Judges:






 


Ms Porchia, President of the Chamber;










 


Formation A: Mr Jaeger and Mr Madise, Judges;










 


Formation B: Mr Jaeger and Mr Nihoul, Judges;










 


Formation C: Mr Jaeger and Mr Verschuur, Judges;










 


Formation D: Mr Madise and Mr Nihoul, Judges;










 


Formation E: Mr Madise and Mr Verschuur, Judges;










 


Formation F: Mr Nihoul and Mr Verschuur, Judges.








Chamber designated to deal with requests for a preliminary ruling (‘Chamber giving preliminary rulings’), sitting with five Judges:
The Chamber giving preliminary rulings shall be composed of the Vice-President and four Judges forming part of one of the two formations of the Chamber (Formation A: Ms Półtorak, Mr Sampol Pucurull, Ms Steinfatt, Mr Petrlík, Mr Valasidis; Formation B: Ms Pynnä, Mr Laitenberger, Mr Hesse, Ms Stancu, Mr Dimitrakopoulos), on a rotational basis:






 


Mr Papasavvas, Vice-President, President of the Chamber;










 


Sub-formation A1: Ms Półtorak, Mr Sampol Pucurull, Ms Steinfatt, Mr Petrlík, Judges;










 


Sub-formation B1: Ms Pynnä, Mr Laitenberger, Mr Hesse, Ms Stancu, Judges;










 


Sub-formation A2: Ms Półtorak, Mr Sampol Pucurull, Ms Steinfatt, Mr Valasidis, Judges;










 


Sub-formation B2: Ms Pynnä, Mr Laitenberger, Mr Hesse, Mr Dimitrakopoulos, Judges;










 


Sub-formation A3: Ms Półtorak, Mr Sampol Pucurull, Mr Petrlík, Mr Valasidis, Judges;










 


Sub-formation B3: Ms Pynnä, Mr Laitenberger, Ms Stancu, Mr Dimitrakopoulos, Judges;










 


Sub-formation A4: Ms Półtorak, Ms Steinfatt, Mr Petrlík, Mr Valasidis, Judges;










 


Sub-formation B4: Ms Pynnä, Mr Hesse, Ms Stancu, Mr Dimitrakopoulos, Judges;










 


Sub-formation A5: Mr Sampol Pucurull, Ms Steinfatt, Mr Petrlík, Mr Valasidis, Judges;










 


Sub-formation B5: Mr Laitenberger, Mr Hesse, Ms Stancu, Mr Dimitrakopoulos, Judges.




Chamber giving preliminary rulings, sitting with three Judges:
Where a request for a preliminary ruling is referred back to a Chamber sitting with three Judges, that Chamber shall be composed of the President of the Chamber, the Judge-Rapporteur and one of the other Judges of the five-judge Chamber before which the case was initially brought, determined on the basis of the reverse order to the order laid down in Article 8 of the Rules of Procedure.
The General Court confirms its decision of 23 September 2022 according to which the Fourth, Fifth, Ninth and Tenth Chambers are responsible for cases stemming from the employment relationship between the European Union and its staff, and the First, Second, Third, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Chambers are responsible for cases relating to intellectual property rights as referred to in Title IV of the Rules of Procedure.
The General Court also confirms the following:






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the President and the Vice-President shall not be attached permanently to a Chamber;










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in the course of each judicial year, the Vice-President shall sit in each of the Chambers sitting with five Judges, on the basis of one case per Chamber in the following order:






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the first case referred back, by decision of the General Court, to an extended Chamber sitting with five Judges of the First Chamber, the Second Chamber, the Third Chamber, the Fourth Chamber and the Fifth Chamber;










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the third case referred back, by decision of the General Court, to an extended Chamber sitting with five Judges of the Sixth Chamber, the Seventh Chamber, the Eighth Chamber, the Ninth Chamber and the Tenth Chamber.








Where the Vice-President is called upon to sit in a Chamber composed of five Judges, the extended formation shall be composed of the Vice-President, the Judges of the three-judge formation before which the case was initially brought and one of the other Judges of the Chamber in question, determined on the basis of the reverse order to the order laid down in Article 8 of the Rules of Procedure.


(1)  
            OJ C 398, 17.10.2022, p. 3.

(2)  
            OJ C, C/2023/261, 16.10.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/261/oj and OJ C, C/2024/6456, 28.10.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/6456/oj.

(3)  
            OJ C 398, 17.10.2022, p. 3.

(4)  
            OJ C, C/2023/261, 16.10.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/261/oj and OJ C, C/2024/6456, 28.10.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/6456/oj.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/3627/oj
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