Legal Opinion
In re Foglio
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided July 19, 2011PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Long
The New Jersey Constitution prescribes that Civil Service appointments “shall be made according to merit and fitness to be ascertained, as far as practicable, by examination, which, as far as practicable, shall be competitive.” N.J. Const, art. YII, § 1, 112. The Civil Service Act, N.J.S.A 11A:1-1 to 12-6, and the regulations promulgated thereunder, N.J.AC. 4A-.4-1.1 to 7.12, in turn, implement those merit and fitness principles. In furtherance of that goal, when an appointing authority1 chooses, under N.J.S.A. llA:4-8, the so-called Rule of Three, to bypass a candidate who ranked higher on a…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Terry v. MERCER CTY. BD. OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1981
- In Re CrowleyNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1984
- Bauter v. Hanover Insurance CompanySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1991
- Communications Workers of America v. New Jersey Department of PersonnelSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1998
- Gallagher v. IrvingtonNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1983
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3Cited by18 opinions
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. North Hudson Regional Fire & RescueCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2011
- Claudio Tundo v. County of PassaicCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2019
- Commc'ns Workers of Am. v. N.J. Civil Serv. Comm'nSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2018
- In the Matter of the Reallocation of the Probation Officer AndNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2015
- ANDREW FREY VS. CITY OF HOBOKEN (L-5045-13, HUDSON COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2018
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