Rachida Dati, a former French Minister of Justice and current mayor of the 7th arrondissement in Paris, has formally requested to re-enter the judiciary system. The Ministry of Justice has confirmed that she will soon be assigned a judicial role through the standard transparency process, which involves the Higher Council of the Judiciary (CSM). This council provides recommendations to the Keeper of the Seals, the minister responsible for justice, regarding judicial appointments. The process is routine for judges seeking to rejoin the system. Dati is set to face a corruption trial beginning on September 16 in the Paris Correctional Court. She is accused of receiving 900,000 euros between 2010 and 2012 for advisory services outlined in a contract signed in 2009 with RNBV, a subsidiary of the Renault-Nissan alliance. At the time, Dati was a lawyer and a member of the European Parliament, serving from 2009 to 2019. She maintains that she only provided legal services as a lawyer and denies any wrongdoing. According to Le Nouvel Observateur, Dati is expected to be assigned the role of "first deputy to the central administration of justice" within the Chancellery, which is part of the French government's judicial administration. The Ministry of Justice has confirmed this information, noting that Dati has the right to request reintegration as a magistrate. This move comes amid ongoing legal challenges and political scrutiny. Dati recently lost the Paris municipal elections in March and stepped down as Minister of Culture just one month before the vote. She was appointed to that position by President Emmanuel Macron in 2024. Additionally, she is facing a defamation lawsuit from the City of Paris over tweets she posted regarding the schoolyard scandal, which involved allegations of misconduct by Paris school officials. These legal and political issues have placed Dati at the center of public and media attention in France.