30 judicial editors, 3rd grade, at the Ministry of Justice

Recruitment competition for judicial editors of the 3rd grade

The Ministry of Justice is holding a competition to recruit 30 judicial editors of the 3rd grade (scale 9), who will carry out the duties of the judicial registry and drafting corps, under Order of the Minister of Justice No. 50/م.م.ب/26 of 13 November 2026. The competition will take place on Sunday, 31 January 2027 and concerns a regular recruitment open to candidates holding the required diplomas in the technical specialties indicated.

These posts are intended to fill judicial drafting functions within the central and deconcentrated services of the Ministry of Justice, offering an opportunity for technicians in the fields of construction, civil engineering and electricity who wish to enter the civil service in the justice sector.

Specialties and required diplomas

The competition is open to candidates holding one of the following diplomas in the requested specialties or in related fields:

• specialised technician diploma;
• or higher technician diploma;
• or university technology diploma.

These diplomas must be issued by one of the institutes or vocational training establishments created under Decree No. 2.86.325 of 9 January 1987 laying down the general status of vocational training establishments, as amended and supplemented, or be equivalent under the regulatory provisions in force. No diploma or certificate of a lower level or in a non-matching specialty is accepted.

Technical specialties concerned

The required specialties fall under two technical tracks:

• civil engineering, structural works or public works;
• electrical engineering.

These specialties correspond to judicial drafting duties requiring technical skills in the field of buildings, installations and electrical equipment connected with the courts.

Number of posts and written test centres

The total number of posts advertised is 30 posts, and this total covers all the announced specialties. The written test centres have been set in the following cities: Tangier, Tetouan, Al Hoceima, Oujda, Nador, Fez, Meknes, Taza, Ouarzazate, Casablanca, Settat, El Jadida, Marrakech, Safi and Beni Mellal, as well as in other centres if necessary.

Candidates choose a single centre when registering, and this choice is final and cannot be changed.

Eligibility conditions

The competition is open to candidates meeting the conditions set out in Article 21 of the general civil service statute, as amended and supplemented, and the following conditions:

• holding the diploma or certificate required in the above-mentioned specialties;
• being at least 18 years old and at most 40 years old on 1 January of the current year;
• the upper age limit may be extended by a period equal to the period of valid service that can be regularised for retirement, without exceeding 45 years.

Reserved shares

A share of 25% of the number of posts advertised is reserved for persons holding the status of resistance fighter, ward of the Nation, former military serviceman or former combatant. A share of 7% of the number of posts is reserved for persons with disabilities. These two shares are independent of each other and each is calculated on the total number of posts advertised.

Application procedure and online registration

Registration for the competition is carried out electronically on the dedicated application on the website of the Human Resources Directorate of the Ministry of Justice, until Wednesday, 2 December 2026 at 4:30 p.m., which is the final registration deadline. Registration on the application is final and cannot be changed.

Candidates must file their application file electronically, mandatorily attaching the required documents; applications registered electronically without the file documents being filed are rejected.

Documents in the application file

• copy of the original national identity card;
• copy of the original required diploma or certificate;
• copy of the baccalaureate obtained before entering the institute, or copy of the technician diploma for those who do not hold the baccalaureate;
• certificate issued by the competent authority establishing the status of resistance fighter, ward of the Nation, former military serviceman or former combatant, for the persons concerned;
• certificate issued by the government authority responsible for persons with disabilities, for persons with disabilities;
• final, unconditional authorisation issued by the human resources services of the employing administration to sit the competition, for candidates holding the status of established civil servant or contractual civil servant, failing which the application is rejected or removed from the final list.

Candidates holding the status of ward of the Nation, former military serviceman or former combatant must submit their applications according to the application procedure, attaching to their files the documents establishing that status, and complete the procedure subsequently through the administrations responsible for managing their affairs.

Applications accompanied by a certificate of success are accepted, it being specified that candidates admitted to the written test must provide, on the day of the oral test, copies certified true to the original of the required diploma, and not a certificate of success, together with the other documents mentioned.

Publication of lists and appeals

A preliminary list of candidates admitted to sit the written test will be published on the website of the Human Resources Directorate at least 15 days before the competition date. Candidates whose applications were registered electronically may appeal against their absence from that list within a maximum of three days from its publication, by sending a request on the matter to the Human Resources Directorate through the competition application.

The list of candidates definitively admitted to sit the written test will be announced immediately after the committee has finished examining appeals. Publication of this list constitutes a summons to the written test; candidates may download their summonses from the dedicated website, which will specify the place, date and time of the test.

Tests and coefficients

The competition comprises a written test and an oral or practical test, or both, as follows:

• written test: one or more general questions or multiple-choice questions on various issues and topics related to the justice service, to the duties or functions attached to the grade advertised, or to the required specialties; duration one and a half hours, coefficient 5;
• oral or practical test, or both: the examination committee discusses with the candidate various topics and issues related to the duties of the judicial registry and drafting corps or to the required specialties, or subjects the candidate to a practical test in the technical specialties related to the field of work of the judicial registry and drafting corps, in order to assess the candidate's ability to carry out the duties or functions attached to the grade; duration 15 to 30 minutes, coefficient 3.

Publication of the list of candidates successful in the written test constitutes a summons to the oral test; candidates may download their summonses from the dedicated website, which will specify the place, date and time of the oral test.

Assignment and salary

Assignment will be made to vacant posts by the administration, on the basis of a study of the needs actually recorded in the various central and deconcentrated services of the Ministry of Justice and in the various courts of the Kingdom. Candidates definitively admitted must complete their recruitment files with the required administrative documents.

Salary: from 5500 to 7500 MAD per month.

Practical preparation checklist

In addition to the regulatory conditions, candidates can prepare for this competition in an organised way through the following practical steps:

• check that their diploma matches the required specialty and level, and verify its equivalence where necessary;
• prepare legible copies of the identity card, the diploma and the baccalaureate or technician diploma;
• obtain the certificate establishing the special status before registration closes, for the persons concerned;
• request the final, unconditional authorisation from the employing administration for established or contractual civil servants;
• choose the written test centre carefully before registering, as this choice cannot be changed;
• download the summons from the dedicated website in good time and check the place, date and time of the test;
• revise topics related to the justice service and the duties of the judicial registry and drafting corps, as well as the announced technical specialty, in preparation for the written and oral tests.