The roles of the minister are to: • oversee the building, maintenance and administration of courts; • sit as vice president of the Judicial Council (which oversees the judicial performance and advises on prosecutiorial performance); • supervise public prosecutions; • direct corrections and the prison system • propose legislation affecting civil or criminal law or procedure. 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,
Martinique,
Mayotte,
New Caledonia,
Réunion,
Saint Barthélemy,
Saint-Martin,
Saint Pierre and Miquelon and
Wallis and Futuna. ==List of ministers==