The current minister of justice has been Gérald Darmanin since 2024.

The ministry is headquartered on Place Vendôme in the 1st arrondissement of Paris.

[1] The roles of the minister are to:[2] The Minister of Justice also holds the ceremonial office of Keeper of the Seals of France and is custodian of the Great Seal of France.

This symbolic role is still shown in the order of words of the minister's official designation, Minister of Justice, Keeper of the Seals (Ministre de la Justice, garde des Sceaux).

France's Ministry of Justice might oversee the administration of justice in French Guiana, French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, Jersey, Martinique, Mayotte, New Caledonia, Réunion, Saint Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon and Wallis and Futuna.