Headline
09/12/24
Information du Pouvoir judiciaire
Ouverture et fermeture des greffes et bureaux du Pouvoir judiciaire à la fin de l'année 2024
Courts and Public Prosecutor's Office
Public Prosecutor's Office
Address
Contact details
Year-end office hours from December 24, 2024 to January 1st, 2025 included
The Public Prosecutor's Office will be open on December 24, 26, 27, 30 from 9h to 12h and from 14h to 16h
--> Resumption of the usual working hours indicated below as of January 2nd, 2025.
Desk
Opening hours
8h-12h / 14h-17h
Mailing address
Ministère public
Case postale 3565
1211 Genève 3
Tribunal civil
Address
Contact details
Year-end office hours from December 24, 2024 to January 1st, 2025 included
The Tribunal civil will be closed.
The Tribunal de première instance and the Tribunal des baux et loyers will nevertheless be open on 24, 26, 27 and 30 December 2024 from 9h to 12h and from 14h to 16h for urgent matters only, namely: ex-parte interim measures, seizures and protective letters.
--> Resumption of the usual working hours indicated below as of January 2nd, 2025 at 9h.
Desk
Opening hours
9h-12h / 13h30-16h30
Telephone
Opening hours
8h-12h / 13h30-16h30
Tribunal de première instance
Tribunal des baux et loyers
Commission de conciliation en matière de baux et loyers
Filing applications of ex-parte interim measures and seizures to the Tribunal de première instance
Urgent requests must be submitted no later than the closure of the desk at 4:30 pm.
Mailing address
Tribunal civil
Case postale 3736
1211 Genève 3
Tribunal de première instance
Case postale 3736
1211 Genève 3
Tribunal des baux et loyers
Case postale 3120
1211 Genève 3
Commission de conciliation en matière de baux et loyers
Case postale 3120
1211 Genève 3
Tribunal pénal
Address
Contact details
Year-end office hours from December 24, 2024 to January 1st, 2025 included
The Tribunal pénal will be open on December 24, 26, 27 and 30, 2024 from 9h to 12h.
--> Resumption of the usual working hours indicated below as of January 2, 2025.
For legal agents only, in connection with the Tribunal des mesures de contrainte proceedings:
Mailing address
Tribunal pénal
Case postale 3715
1211 Genève 3
Tribunal de protection de l'adulte et de l'enfant
Address
Contact details
Year-end office hours from December 24, 2024 to January 1st, 2025 included
The Tribunal de protection de l'adulte et de l'enfant will be open on December 24, 26 and 30, 2024 from 10h to 13h.
--> Resumption of the usual working hours indicated below as of January 2nd, 2025.
Desk-telephone
Opening hours
10h-13h
Tribunal de protection de l'adulte et de l'enfant
Probate Registry (Justice of the peace)
Deposit of items upon death
Deposits of objects (e.g., apartment keys of the deceased) are allowed only during the opening hours of the adult and child protection Court. It is not possible to deposit them at the general enquiry Office.
Tribunal des prud'hommes
Address
Contact details
Year-end office hours from December 24, 2024 to January 1st, 2025 included
The Tribunal des prud'hommes will be closed.
Applications for ex-parte interim measures and protective letters must be filed at the Tribunal civil Office at the indicated office hours
--> Resumption of the usual working hours indicated below as of January 2, 2025.
Mailing address
Tribunal des prud'hommes
Case postale 3688
1211 Genève 3
Tribunal des mineurs
Address
Contact details
Year-end office hours from December 24, 2024 to January 1st, 2025 included
The Tribunal des mineurs will be open on December 26 and 30, 2024 from 9h to 12h.
--> Resumption of the usual working hours indicated below as of January 2nd, 2025.
Desk
Opening hours
8h-12h / 14h-17h (from Monday to Friday)
Mailing address
Tribunal des mineurs
Case postale 3686
1211 Genève 3
Tribunal administratif de première instance
Address
Contact details
Year-end office hours from December 24, 2024 to January 1st, 2025 included
The Tribunal administratif de première instance will be open on December 24, 27 and 30, 2024 from 9h to 12h.
--> Resumption of the usual working hours indicated below as of January 2nd, 2025.
Desk
Opening hours
8h30-12h / afternoon closed
Mailing address
Tribunal administratif de première instance
Case postale 3888
1211 Genève 3
Cour de justice (second instance)
Address
Cour civile and Cour pénale
Year-end office hours from December 24, 2024 to January 1st, 2025 included
The Cour civile and the Cour pénale will be open on 24, 26, 27 and 30 December 2024 from 9h to 12h and from 14h to 16h.
--> Resumption of the usual working hours indicated below as of January 2, 2025.
Desk-telephone
Opening hours
8h-12h / 14h-16h
Cour civile
Cour pénale
Mailing address
Cours civile et pénale
Case postale 3108
1211 Genève 3
Cour de droit public
Year-end office hours from December 24, 2024 to January 1st, 2025 included
The Cour de droit public will be closed.
During this period, appeals to the chambre administrative in matters of compulsory measures must be submitted to the Cour pénale and the Cour civile at the indicated office hours.
--> Resumption of the usual working hours indicated below as of January 2nd, 2025.
Desk-telephone
Opening hours
8h-12h / 13h30-16h
Chambre constitutionnelle
Chambre administrative
Chambre des assurances sociales
Mailing address
Cour de droit public
Rue de Saint-Léger 10
1205 Genève
Chambre constitutionnelle
Case postale 1956
1211 Genève 1
Chambre administrative
Case postale 1956
1211 Genève 1
Chambre des assurances sociales
Case postale 1955
1211 Genève 1
Greffes transversaux
Greffe de l'assistance juridique
Address
Contact details
Year-end office hours from December 24, 2024 to January 1st, 2025 included
The greffe de l'assistance juridique will be closed.
--> Resumption of the usual working hours indicated below as of January 2nd, 2025.
Mailing address
Greffe de l'assistance juridique
Case postale 3901
1211 Genève 3
Greffe des pièces à conviction
Year-end office hours from December 24, 2025 to January 1st, 2025 included
The greffe des pièces à convictions will be closed.
--> Resumption of the usual working hours indicated below as of January 2nd, 2025.
Telephone
Opening hours
8h-9h / 13h-14h
The clerk's office can only receive visitors with an appointment.
Greffe des traductions et interprétations
Contact details
Year-end office hours from December 24, 2024 to January 1st, 2025 included
The greffe des traductions et interprétations will be closed.
--> Resumption of the usual working hours indicated below as of January 2nd, 2025.
Mailing address
Greffe des traductions et interprétations
Case postale 3966
1211 Genève 3
Greffe universel
Address
Contact details
Year-end office hours from December 25, 2023 to January 1st, 2024 included
- The greffe universel will be closed from December 25, 2023 to January 1st, 2024 included.
--> Resumption of the usual working hours indicated below as of January 2nd, 2023.
Desk
Opening hours
8h30-12h30 / 13h30-16h30
Bureau de la médiation
Adresse
Horaires de fin d'année du 24 décembre 2024 au 1er janvier 2025 inclus
Le bureau de la médiation sera fermé.
--> Reprise des horaires habituels indiqués ci-dessous dès le 2 janvier 2025.
Office opening hours (with or without appointment)
9h – 12h30
Desk
Greffe universel
Main entrance to the Palais de justice
Opening hours
8h30-12h30 / 13h30-16h30
Telephone
T. +41 22 327 71 61
Opening hours
8h30-12h30 / 13h30-16h30
Mailing Address
Bureau de la médiation
Case postale 3966
1211 Genève 3
Governance and Supervisory Bodies
Commission de gestion du Pouvoir judiciaire
Address
Contact details
Telephone
Mailing address
Commission de gestion du Pouvoir judiciaire
Secrétariat général du Pouvoir judiciaire
Case postale 3966
1211 Genève 3
Conférence des président·e·s de juridiction
Address
Contact details
Telephone
Mailing address
Conférence des président·e·s de juridiction
Secrétariat général du Pouvoir judiciaire
Case postale 3966
1211 Genève 3
Comité de direction
Address
Contact details
Telephone
Mailing address
Comité de direction
Secrétariat général du Pouvoir judiciaire
Case postale 3966
1211 Genève 3
Audit interne
Address
Contact details
Mailing address
Audit interne
Case Postale 3966
1211 Genève 3
Cour d'appel du Pouvoir judiciaire
Address
Contact details
Telephone
Mailing address
Cour d'appel du Pouvoir judiciaire
p.a. Direction des affaires juridiques
Chancellerie d'Etat
Case postale 3964
1211 Genève 3
Commission du barreau
Address
Contact details
Mailing address
Office of the Secretary General of the Judiciary Power
Address
Contact details
Year-end office hours from December 24, 2024 to January 1st, 2025 included
The Office of the Secretary General will be closed from December 24, 2024 to January 1st, 2025 included.
--> Resumption of the usual working hours indicated below as of January 2, 2025.
Desk
8h30-12h / 13h30-17h30
Mailing address
Secrétariat général du Pouvoir judiciaire
Case postale 3966
1211 Genève 3
Support Directorates
Direction des ressources humaines
Address
Contact details
Mailing address
Direction des ressources humaines
Case postale 3966
1211 Genève 3
Direction des systèmes d'information
Address
Contact details
Telephone
Mailing address
Direction des systèmes d'information
Case postale 3888
1211 Genève 3
Direction des opérations logistiques, immobilières et financières
Address
Contact details
Telephone
Mailing address
Direction des opérations logistiques, immobilières et financières
Case postale 3966
1211 Genève 3
Direction de la communication
Address
Contact details
Telephone
Mailing adress
Direction de la communication
Case postale 3966
1211 Genève 3
Financial services
Address
Contact details
Year-end office hours from December 24, 2024 to January 1st, 2025 included
The Financial services will be closed.
Nevertheless the desk will be open for emergencies such as seizures, interim measures and interim release securities on December 24, 26, 27 and 30, 2024 from 9h to 12h and from 14h to 16h.
--> Resumption of the usual working hours indicated below as of January 2, 2025.
Desk-telephone
Opening hours
9h-12h
Emergencies at the Financial Services Desk (securities/guarantees, seizures, urgent interim measures): 14h-17h
Financial Services
Bill collection
Accepted payment methods:
Cash, credit/debit cards (Postcard, Maestro, Vpay, Mastercard & Visa, Twint)
The payment of the slips are not allowed at the desk.
Central Library
Address
Contact details
Year-end office hours from December 24, 2024 to January 1st, 2025 included
The Central Library will be closed.
--> Resumption of the usual working hours indicated below as of January 2, 2025.
Opening hours
Monday: 13h30-17h
Tuesday to Thursday: 8h30-12h / 13h30-17h
Friday: 8h30-12h
Telephone
Mailing address
Bibliothèque centrale du Pouvoir judiciaire
Place du Bourg-de-Four 1
1204 Genève